From Settler Terrorism to State-Enabled Violence: Rethinking Counterterrorism in the West Bank
Israeli settler violence has increasingly evolved towards political incorporation, institutional protection and operational convergence with state structures.This evolution exposes a blind spot in…
Spotlight
Stabilising Syria without Reinforcing Authoritarianism: Priorities for Italy and Europe
Nineteen months after Assad’s fall, reconstruction financing, diplomatic engagement and commercial partnerships are accumulating around a centralised institutional architecture in Syria.Italy has…
Reshaping EU Democracy Support and Democratic Practices
This edited volume offers a critical analysis of the complex and contested field of European Union democracy support and democratic practices in its Eastern and Southern neighbourhoods. Drawing on…
The Perils of the US-Saudi Nuclear Deal
The recently announced US-Saudi civilian nuclear cooperation deal is meant to serve US strategic and commercial interests by keeping Saudi Arabia within the US nuclear orbit and generating major…
Publications
Data pubblicazione
Enduring Weaponised Interdependence? Pariah States and Economic Sanctions in the Era of Globalisation
Autori
Ferdinand Arslanian
Details
In: The International Spectator
61/3
The International Spectator, Vol. 61, No. 3, September 2026, p. 166-168
Data pubblicazione
Forward Defence: Iran, the United States and the Middle East since the Islamic Revolution
Autori
Bahram P. Kalviri
Details
In: The International Spectator
61/3
The International Spectator, Vol. 61, No. 3, September 2026, p. 162-165
Data pubblicazione
From Settler Terrorism to State-Enabled Violence: Rethinking Counterterrorism in the West Bank
Autori
Alessandra Scalia
Details
In: IAI Commentaries
26|37
Rome, IAI, August 2026, 5 p.
Research
The project (September 2025-June 2026) aims at strengthening Italy’s role as a privileged interlocutor between the United States, Europe and key actors in the Middle East, contributing to regional…
Faced with multiple uncertainties, actors and conflicting interests among regional and international players in the Middle Eastern region, Italy and the European Union can play a role in fostering…
In recent months, the Red Sea has become a focal point of the expanding conflict between Israel and Hamas, with repercussions not only on the stability of the Middle East but also on global trade…
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Corso analista euro-mediterraneo - 18.ed.
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Spatialising Security, Securitising Space: Ways into the Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
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Corso analista euro-mediterraneo - 17.ed.
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Experts
Ayoub Menzli
Position
Research Fellow for Europe, Middle East and Africa
Maria Luisa Fantappiè
Position
Head of the "Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa" programme
