democracy

During the Arab Spring, one of the biggest revolutionary players proved to be the media - demonstrating an impressive ability to involve a new generation, adapt to new technology and shape a new world. Rana F. Sweis, journalist and media…

The idea of extending the West – a club of like-minded countries – has been at the heart of transatlantic debates over the past two decades. It had tangible expression in EU and NATO enlargement. Today, both of these processes are now less…

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…

Three events took place in January which reflect Europe’s international standing. One was central to the ability of Europeans to influence world events critical to their interests, and the other two demonstrated the vulnerability of Europe…

Marta Dassù makes a very good point when she reminds us of the difficulty analysts and policy makers face in anticipating dramatic changes on the international scene. We are simply very bad at predicting the future. International affairs…