Mid East

In recent years, Idlib went from being “The center of God” to becoming the center of the revolt against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, and today it is considered the main stronghold of rebel groups, including jihadists

Framed as an act of goodwill and regional support, the June 10th renewal of the Gulf aid package to Jordan - after new economic austerity measures ignited mass protests - may finally spell trouble for the kingdom. In fact, it is likely that…

Rinuncio, rinuncio, rinuncio. Avrebbe probabilmente risposto così il principe ereditario saudita Mohammed Bin Salman (“Mbs”) a Jeffry Goldemberg se nella recente intervista l’editore di The Atlantic gli avesse chiesto che cosa pensa dei…

I nomi sulla scheda saranno due, ma nei fatti le prossime presidenziali egiziane saranno una corsa in solitario del presidente in carica Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, che già si prepara al suo secondo mandato. Il suo unico “sfidante” è Moussa…

In the early 1990s, Bernard Lewis published an article entitled “Rethinking the Middle East” in Foreign Affairs. Echoing a common, yet simplistic claim, Lewis contended that many states in the region are simply artificial Western creations.…