Security & Diplomacy

Molto deludenti dal punto di vista dei risultati concreti, ma non negativi per gli obiettivi politici di Nicolas Sarkozy. E’ in questi termini che la stampa francese ha sintetizzato gli esiti di un G20 (quello del 3-4 novembre) concentrato…

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…

In requesting UN membership for the State of Palestine under the pre-1967 lines, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas argued that the internationally accepted two-state solution has been undermined by Israel’s behavior: the unilateral…

For many decades, the relationship between Israel and Turkey was a cornerstone of regional stability in the Near East. Turkey was the first Muslim majority country to recognize the State of Israel in March 1949, and since then the two…

On June 11, 2001, exactly three months before 9/11, Americans sat comfortably on their couches as they were transported via their television screens to Terre Haute, Indiana. That was the setting for the execution of the country's top…