Analysis
May 2020
Se la Russia scarica Bashar al-Assad
Il Cremlino non è piu' in grado di gestire la situazione politicamente ed economicamente. La comunanza negli obiettivi strategici tra Teheran/Damasco e Mosca sembrano essere arrivati al capolinea. (By Nino Orto)"Bashar al-Assad fuori?" [...]
March 2018
Trump’s “Deal Of The Century” Could Shape a New Middle East
"Even though with his rethoric Mahmoud Abbas is trying to fight back in every way against Trump’s Deal he doesn’t have any option but to dissolve the Palestinian Authority and give the word to [...]
February 2018
Is Egypt Planning For A Palestinian Resettlment In Sinai?
"In the Sinai the largest military operation since the war of October 1973 against Israel is ongoing, however, so far little has emerged to shed a light on the real motivations behind it." [...]
January 2018
The Fall of Mosul: How ISIS Managed to Take the City
"When the jihadists advanced towards Mosul on 6th June 2014 their aim was just to take a neighborhood for a couple of hours. They did not expected that all the government apparatus in the [...]
August 2017
Terror Attack in Spain: What we know so far
"As remarked by F. Reinares, various elements (e.g. the complexity of the plot, as well as trips abroad by members of the cell, especially the imam Es Satty) suggest there could be an international [...]
Was the Iraq War started by the Bush family’s personal vendetta against Saddam?
"Was Washington's decision really dictated by the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Saddam Hussein’s arsenal? Or, perhaps, is there a hidden truth justifying that choice?" (By Nino Orto)Fourteen years ago, the [...]
May 2017
Interview with Mrs Lejla Čamdžić Researcher at OCCRP
"OCCRP’s goal is to help the people of the world understand how organized crime and corruption resides in their countries and governments" (By Leonida Reitano)The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) is [...]
March 2017
Iraq’s parliament passes law legalising Shia militias: the end of Iraq?
"They now number over 100,000 men and fight with heavy weaponry, including tanks, artillery and rocket launchers" (By Osservatorio Mashrek) Rekindling sectarian rivalries at a sensitive time, Iraq’s parliament on Saturday voted to fully legalize [...]
Iraq: perchè il Califfato sopravviverà
"La riuscita del progetto califfale in Iraq, a differenza della Siria, è stato possibile grazie ad un contesto socio-politico di incertezza e paura tra la popolazione sunnita che successivamente al ritiro di [...]
February 2017
Goodbye Iraq
"After two years since the proclamation of Caliphate in Syraq the international community has failed to curb the institutionalisation of Islamic State nor have they prevented Baghdadi and the organisation from becoming new regional geo-political [...]