Middle East & North Africa

Le elezioni parlamentari del 2 marzo hanno rappresentato una chiamata alle armi del fronte conservatore ormai apertamente ostile al presidente Ahmadinejd, concludendosi con un risultato che probabilmente sarà solo in apparenza positivo per…

The international community has been looking with some concern at Iran’s recent military exercises in the area of the Strait of Hormuz. Many naval exercises and ground maneuvers have been conducted in the past, some dating back to 2006. At…

The crisis between the West and Iran on the latter’s alleged nuclear weapon program has been escalating. The UN nuclear watchdog – the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – has indeed confirmed that Iran “has started the production of…

For many years, the security environment of Israel was seen through a specific prism: the “radical axis” of Iran, Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas was perceived as a threat to Israel, while cooperation with the “moderate axis” led by Egypt and…

On October 18th, under massive media attention, the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was freed in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners - among them some responsible for major terror attacks in Israel. Initially, there was much relief on…