The 8th edition of “MED – Rome Mediterranean Dialogues” is approaching! The conference, promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and by ISPI, will return as an ...

Myanmar’s civil war is no longer a domestic crisis, but a regional shock whose humanitarian, security, and political consequences are reshaping South Asia’s borderlands. Myanmar’s civil war, sparked ...

Digital technologies are evolving at an extremely rapid pace, and they now permeate almost all aspects of societies, economies, and ordinary lives. Despite recent progress, 2.6 billion people remained ...

The Middle East and North Africa Centre carries out research projects on political, economic and security issues in the region, exploring their linkages and fostering a policy-oriented dialogue about ...

When the civil war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, gold soon became pivotal in analyses of the conflict, both as a means of waging the war and as one of its causes. The role of the UAE and ...

Paolo Magri is President of the Advisory Board of the ISPI (Italian Institute for International Political Studies) and Professor of International Relations at Bocconi University. He is member of the ...

ISPI is an independent think tank. We address the most important policy issues in the world. The Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) is an independent, non-partisan, ...

The MED This Week newsletter provides informed insights on the most significant developments in the MENA region, bringing together unique opinions and reliable foresight on future scenarios. Today, we ...

China is quickly strengthening its cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), an informal political and economic alliance that includes Saudi Arabia, Bahrein, the United Arab Emirates, ...

The outbreak of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) crisis on 5 th June 2017 led to dramatic polarization between United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Bahrain plus Egypt and, on the other hand, ...

The European Union’s Global Gateway (GG) is undergoing a significant transformation. Once rooted firmly in development policy, GG is now being reshaped to serve a broader strategic purpose – ...

For decades, Qatar has cultivated complex and strategic relations with Islamist movements, leveraging this form of soft power to expand its influence on both regional and international levels. This ...