Although China has become an economic powerhouse, its politicians have so far failed to articulate any larger global vision http://www.european-centre.org/in-focus/can-china-be-an-international-leader/
North-South Divide May Hurt Euro Region More Than Greek Crisis http://www.european-centre.org/in-focus/north-south-divide-may-hurt-euro-region-more-than-greek-crisis/
The anti-immigration line does not make it big http://www.european-centre.org/in-focus/the-results-of-the-elections-in-holland/
Controversies and criticisms to the recent introduction of the citizenship test for immigrants http://www.european-centre.org/in-focus/democracy-must-not-be-infused-but-rather-explained/
Date: 19th – 24th July 2010
Venue: Institut Europeu de la Mediterrània
Carrer Girona 20 08010 Barcelona
Andrea Teti has been invited to act as Discussant for the panel “Informal power dynamics in conflict scenarios” organized by Dr. Gennaro Gervasio, Director, Centre for North African and Middle East Studies, Macquarie University
Date: 16-18 October 2009
Venue: Universitet der Bundeswehr München
Am Aspensteinbichl 9-11 82431, Kochel am See, Munich
Date: 20 November 2009
Venue: Hungarian Academy in Italy
Via Giulia , 1, Rome
A one-day closed-door expert meeting composed of prominent Italian academics, researchers, analysts, policy makers and NGOs leaders, with the participation of international actors, will discuss the future steps to implement the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP or R2P) and the prevention of genocide.
Christopher M. Davidson
ECIA Associate Fellow
in London School of Economics / Kuwait Programme Papers, Number 7, 2010
With little cultural compatibility and few historic linkages, the increasingly close relationship between the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and China, Japan, and the other liberalizing economies of East Asia is at first glance easy to explain: it is ostensibly an marriage of convenience based on Asian demand for oil and the Gulf’s eagerness to diversify its security arrangements beyond the US umbrella. Certainly, East Asia’s need for hydrocarbon energies cannot be underestimated, with over 50 percent of its crude oil and natural gas now being sourced from the big four Gulf providers: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Moreover, with US/Israel tensions in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and Iran showing few signs of abating, the GCC’s almost total reliance on US security is now more precarious than ever. (more…)
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