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Proxy Wars and Spheres of Influence in Post-Isis Syria

Proxy Wars and Spheres of Influence in Post-Isis Syria

In the last years of the 2010s, the competitive intervention of rival powers in the Syrian crisis escalated into a contest to carve out spheres of geo-political influence in the country.

 4 September 2020
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The Middle East Conflict and Its Impact on the Mediterranean Region

On 19 December 2008, the official six-month ceasefire between Hamas and Israel expired. The ceasefire had not broken Gaza’s isolation, since Israel kept border crossings closed.

 7 October 2010

Civil Protection: The New Dimension of Mediterranean Security

Regional cooperation on civil protection was originally conceived of as a confidence-building exercise in line with the aim of the Barcelona Declaration to promote peace, stability and security in the Mediterranean

 22 September 2010

AQMI en la encrucijada de las apuestas estratégicas

La lucha contra Al Qaeda del Magreb Islámico carece de coordinación y parece seguir prioridades de política interna o cálculos geoestratégicos de los países implicados.

 21 September 2010

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 2010: Obama in Charge

Obama’s speech in Cairo on 4 June 2009 was widely seen as a new beginning for US relations with the Muslim world. The Palestinians, especially, hoped for a more “even-handed” approach and an intensified engagement.

 17 September 2010

The UNIFIL Experience in 2009

Because of the international concern it attracts and its highly emotional nature, the intractable Israel-Palestinian conflict continues to be the core issue destabilising the Eastern Mediterranean.

 19 August 2010

Estrategias políticas y cooperación entre los países del Sahel para combatir el terrorismo en Mauritania

En los últimos años, la región del Sahel está en el punto de mira de la actualidad internacional debido, sobre todo, a las amenazas terroristas – provenientes en su mayoría de Al-Qaeda para el Magreb Islámico – y el tráfico de droga existe...

 16 August 2010

NATO’s Outreach to and Cooperation with Mediterranean Countries through the Mediterranean Dialogue

NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue process was defined as an integral part of NATO's co-operative approach to security. It was seen as providing a framework for confidence building, promoting transparency and cooperation in the region.

 22 July 2010
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Food Security in the Euro-Mediterranean Area: Main Challenges

Achieving availability of sufficient food for all should be at the core of policies aiming to effectively tackle the problem of poverty and hunger.

 21 June 2010

Jerusalén Este y Cisjordania: batalla por el espacio

Israelíes y palestinos aguantan el pulso con fuerza. Los dos mantienen sus posiciones, convencidos de que saldrán vencedores.

 21 June 2010

Hamás y Al Fatah, ¿una batalla interna o una guerra por delegación?

Muchos ven la fractura interna en Palestina como el reflejo de un conflicto regional e, incluso, internacional.

 21 June 2010

Especulaciones bélicas del verano

En el contexto actual de Oriente Próximo, en el que todos los conflictos están cada vez más imbricados, el forcejeo entre Irán y EE UU es decisivo. También el papel de Turquía.

 21 June 2010
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Assessment of the Barcelona Process in the Light of the New International and Regional Situation

Considering the complexity of contemporary Euro-Mediterranean relations, the author analyses the variety of frameworks and instruments used to structure and implement Euro-Mediterranean strategies and policies.

 21 April 2010