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1979 – 2019: 40 Years of War in the Middle East

Protests in the streets of the Arab world in 2011 and those taking place today in some countries in the region, such as Algeria or Lebanon, have a specific weight, different than protests with similar claims elsewhere.

 5 March 2020
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Old and New Sexual Nationalisms in Neo-Fascist Times

Nationalism is not just about the nation. Xenophobic and racist nationalisms, typical of the 19th and 20th centuries, define the conception of “us” versus “them” in sexual terms.

 27 February 2020
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Libya: The Keys of the Conflict

From 2011 begins a wave of protests in the Arab world known as the "Arab Spring". In the case of Libya, the fall of the Gaddafi regime led to an intermittent confrontation between armed factions, with regional and international support.

 20 February 2020
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Hezbollah and the Lebanese Popular Movement, Reactions and Challenges

The origins of the protests in Lebanon can be summed up in two words: neoliberalism and sectarianism. The Hezbollah party has been accusing the protest movement of being controlled by foreign interests.

 13 February 2020
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Violent Extremism in the South and East of the Mediterranean and the Balkans

CONNEKT is a European research project, led by the IEMed, which examines what can push a process of radicalization towards violent extremism among young people between 12 and 30 years.

 10 February 2020
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Implications of the International Intellectual Property Regime for the North African Countries

Walid Abdelnasser, director of the Office for Arab Countries of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), reviews the historical development of the intellectual property system in the Maghreb and the Middle East.

 6 February 2020
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Hostile Environments in the Mediterranean

The policy of "hostile environment", promoted by Theresa May from 2010 as Minister of the Interior, has become the major approach to controlling migration around the world. This policy, however, goes back beyond 2010.

 30 January 2020
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Political Islam: Fractures, Evolution and Dilemmas

The situation of political Islam in the Arab world has experienced fast and unprecedented reversals over the past few years. The Islamists, unsurprisingly, after the uprisings, came to power by the polls in several countries.

 23 January 2020
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From the Levant to the Thames and Beyond

Lebanese writer Hanan al Shaykh talks about her work that links to ancient Arab literary traditions when it comes to openly and boldly addressing sexuality and feminism.

 16 January 2020
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Infrastructures And Power In The Middle East And North Africa

Over the last decade, the Mediterranean and the Middle East and North Africa has experienced profound social, political and economic transformations. Increase competition among regional powers are redefining the contours of regional geopolitics.

 14 December 2019
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Christians Converted To Islam In The Modern Mediterranean World

Noel Malcolm, Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College (Oxford University) provides a new perspective on the “renegades”. In his lecture, he discusses the change of religious identity of this group of converts.

 12 December 2019
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The Role of China in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Beyond Economic Interests

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has traditionally been rather peripheral to China’s interests. However, under President Xi Jinping this has notably changed. What security implications can its increasing presence in the MENA entail?

 3 December 2019