Egypt

“Morsi ha sfruttato il plauso delle cancellerie occidentali. L’ultima guerra di Gaza gli è servita per attuare ciò che aveva in mente da tempo”. Così Salim Ragheb, commerciante, 35enne, uno dei numerosi manifestanti che, dallo scorso 22…

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…

On the day of Mubarak’s resignation, the Israeli Defense Forces’ outgoing Chief of General Staff, Gabi Ashkenazi, showed concern about what he called the thickening “fog in the Middle East’s skies”. On the Israeli military radio station …

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…

The new Mediterranean gas hub currently being planned by Israel, Cyprus and Greece is far from business as usual. The more this historic project advances, the more it risks becoming Israel’s trump card as it vies to protect its security…