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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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Russia’s Arms Exports to the MENA Region: Trends and Drivers

In recent years, Russia has expanded its arms transfers to MENA seeking to re-establish its influence in the region. To MENA countries, arms acquisitions from Russia is advantageous.

 1 April 2019

Dazed and Confused : Russian “Information Warfare” and the Middle East – The Syria Lessons

“Information warfare” is conceived by the Russian leadership as a potent instrument to achieve its foreign policy objectives. Russian informational strategy following Syria chemical attacks aimed at dividing Western leaders.

 27 February 2019

Saudi Arabia in World Politics: From the Cold War to the War On Terror

Saudi Arabia was a key player in the Cold War and a stage in which its battles unfolded. King Faysal's interpretation of Islam had developed as an anti-communist ideology in conjunction with the United States.

 21 February 2019

Tackling the MENA Region’s Intersecting Conflicts

Following the recent withdrawal by the United States from the Iran nuclear deal, the Iran situation is becoming tense. There has been some discussion in Europe and the US about what will happen next.

 17 January 2019

The Impact of Climate Change in The Sahel on Human Security in The Mediterranean

The Sahel zone is more threatened by the climate change than any other region of the world. The developments in the Sahel present as well direct challenges to the Mediterranean region.

 30 November 2018

WANTED: More Fluid Relationships between Researchers and Officials in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

The assumption hiding behind the concept of “evidence-based decision-making” is that policy makers are eager to consider the work of researchers. Yet, this equation seems to be dysfunctional in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

 28 November 2018

Lecciones de Ripoll

La radicalización, consecuencia de una serie de detonantes que promueven la oposición absoluta y radical a unas ideas, tiene una dimensión esencialmente ideológica.

 28 November 2018

The Securitisation of the EU’s Migration Policies: What Consequences for Southern Mediterranean Countries and their Relations with the EU?

Exporting the challenges posed by the migrant smuggling business and difficulties in repatriating migrants from the EU to Northern African countries means that these problems are exported to more fragile countries.

 19 November 2018

When the “Stability” Europeans Are Proud of, Fuels Insecurity in the Mediterranean

Although the EU is not seen as the most harmful actor for the region, some of its dynamics or the policies it promotes may have negative effects.

 19 November 2018

Regional Opportunities To Improving The Situation In Gaza

The Gaza Strip is facing a deep humanitarian and economic crisis. Recently, this ongoing crisis led to escalation and violent clashes across the Israel-Gaza border.

 30 October 2018

Food Security and Conflicts in the Mediterranean Region

The history of the world and of the Mediterranean Region is full of events during which agricultural and food issues played a significant role in the deployment of power strategies, the triggering of crises or the course of wars.

 26 September 2018

Jihadism in the Sahel: Exploiting Local Disorders

Since the ignition of the 2012 Malian crisis, violent armed movements claiming to fight in the name of Islam, known as jihadist groups, have become a major security threat for the countries of the Sahel.

 21 September 2018