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The life of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

January 17, 2017 Ghoncheh Tazmini 0 Comments Ayatollah, Ayatollah Rafsanjani, Iran, Islam, legitimacy, Middle East, Moderation, politics, research, Revolution

Ghoncheh Tazmini reflects on the life and work of one of the central figures of the Islamic Republic of Iran – the late Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

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This Week in the News (January 6, 2017)

January 6, 2017 Ricardo Falcão 0 Comments Africa, corruption, democracy, EU, European Union, Gambia, governance, legitimacy, Mali, News, Refugee, refugee crisis, Yahya Jammeh

Ricardo Falcão comenta as principais notícias da primeira semana do ano no continente Africano, vistas pela imprensa escrita internacional.

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South Sudan: Continuing Instability and Violence

January 6, 2017 Aleksi Ylönen 0 Comments Africa, ARCSS, civil war, corruption, democracy, instability, legitimacy, referendum, Salva Kiir, self-determination, South Sudan, Sudan Liberation Movement, violence

Aleksi Ylönen explores South Sudan’s tortuous road in becoming an independent State, pointing out the structural difficulties and struggles it still faces.

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The Syrian Civil War: the Civilians in the Middle

January 5, 2017 Mónica Canário 0 Comments autocracy, Bashar Al-Assad, cease-fire, civil war, civilians, conflict, democracy, dictatorship, diplomacy, Foreign Policy, legitimacy, Syria, war

Mónica Canário explains the rise to power of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and the complexities of the civil war that has devastated the country.