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Palmira Libertada. Será Desta?

March 7, 2017 Nuno Lemos Pires 0 Comments Al-Qaeda, civil war, Daesh, Iraq, ISIS, Islam, jihadism, Palmyra, Sharia, Syria, UNESCO, war

O investigador do CEI-IUL Nuno Lemos Pires reflecte sobre a libertação da cidade de Palmira das mãos do grupo jihadista radical Daesh.

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The Debate on the Islamic State, reform and ‘Power to the People’

February 22, 2017 Aurora Sottimano 0 Comments Iraq, IS, ISIS, Islamic State, Middle East, Muslim, religion, religious freedom, Syria, war

Aurora Sottimano comments on the impact of the rising of the Islamic State to Islam and to Muslim societies.

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‘We Don’t Want Them Here’: The U.S. Travel Ban

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 David Ferreira 0 Comments Donald Trump, executive orders, human rights, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Muslim, Muslim ban, religion, religious freedom, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Trump, Trump Administration, United States, USA, Washington, White House, Yemen

David Ferreira, CEI-IUL researcher, discusses the recent events related to the US travel ban, including the temporary block issued by Judge James Robart.

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Obama’s military legacy (III): the wars in Libya and Syria.

January 25, 2017May 21, 2020 Stefano Loi 0 Comments Barack Obama, Bashar Al-Assad, conflict, Daesh, Hillary, Islamic State, Libya, Middle East, Muammar Gaddafi, NATO, Obama, Syria, Trump, USA

Stefano Loi, CEI-IUL researcher, concludes his analysis of Obama’s military legacy, focusing on military interventions in Libya and Syria.

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Obama and the Middle East: An Overview of the Past Eight Years

January 21, 2017 Mirko Stefanovic 0 Comments Barack Obama, conflict, Daesh, Defence, democracy, diplomacy, elections, Foreign Policy, Islam, Islamic State, jihadism, Middle East, Obama, Palestine, peace, politics, Security and Defence, Syria, US Elections 2016, USA, war

Mirko Stefanovic reviews Barack Obama’s eight year mandate as US President, analysing in particular his action in the Middle East.

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Obama: Esperanças e Realidades no Balanço da sua Política Externa

January 20, 2017January 23, 2017 Bruno Cardoso Reis 0 Comments China, conference, conflict, Defence, democracy, diplomacy, elections, European Union, Foreign Policy, Islam, jihadism, Obama, peace, Putin, Security and Defence, Syria, Trump, USA

Bruno Cardoso Reis faz um balanço da política externa de Obama, chamando a atenção para a impossibilidade de o mesmo estar à altura das expectativas.

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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.

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Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov Shot Dead in Ankara

December 19, 2016 David Ferreira 0 Comments Aleppo, Ambassador, Andrey Karlov, assassination, conflict, diplomacy, Erdogan, Foreign Policy, Putin, Russia, Syria, Turkey

David Ferreira comments on the reactions following the assassination of Russian diplomat Andrey Karlov by an off-duty Turkish policeman.

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This Week in the News (December 16, 2016)

December 16, 2016 Ana Mónica Fonseca 0 Comments Antonio Guterres, Defence, democracy, diplomacy, elections, European Union, extreme right, Foreign Policy, human rights, Islam, Islamic State, jihadism, Middle East, peace, Putin, Russia, Security and Defence, Syria, Trump, UN, United Nations, US Elections 2016, USA, war

Ana Mónica Fonseca comenta as principais notícias internacionais da semana, através da leitura da imprensa europeia e norte-americana

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Palmira, outra vez? O que motiva o Daesh, apesar das perdas

December 14, 2016 Nuno Lemos Pires 0 Comments conflict, Daesh, Defence, Foreign Policy, human rights, Islam, Islamic State, jihadism, Middle East, peace, Security and Defence, Syria, USA, war

Nuno Lemos Pires examina o que faz o Daesh perseverar, tendo atacado novamente Palmira a 10 de Dezembro, apesar das muitas perdas que tem sofrido.