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A historic mission is accomplished

On July 1, 1991, the Warsaw Pact was dissolved in Prague. It was not only the end point, but also the beginning of a development. For most politicians who helped to overthrow communism in 1989...

Euro-MENA Show 2021

Second Round of French Regional Elections Puts Conservatives and Socialists Into Office

The second round of France’s regional and departmental elections, held on 26 June, confirmed virtually all the trends that had emerged since the first round a week earlier. Jeanette Süß analyses what...

Lessons from Bhutan: The Bhutanese Economy and the Private Sector

The Bhutanese economy commercialized only after 1961 when the first development plan began. Prior to that, it was a small and scattered population relying heavily on subsistence agriculture. The...

The Dwindling Shadow of Iran - PART II

Part I of this article studied the geopolitical similarities between Iraq and Lebanon. Part II will overview the recent political developments in Iraq, in an effort to construct a possible general...

Online Censorship in Russia and Turkey

Russia and Turkey have been cracking down on social media in their crusade against free speech and journalism. Both countries seek to get social media platforms to comply with government requests or...

SMEX Blogpost

In partnership with FNF, SMEX has embarked on a project to enhance and protect data flow and privacy between the public sector and the Lebanese people. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of...

Jordan’s Momentum for Economic Reforms

There is no doubt for the international community and the Jordanian authorities that 2021 was to be yet another challenging year for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Jordanians. 2020 saw the...

Remembering but how?

The seventh issue of this series focuses on the past of Lebanon and how it is remembered. From major clashes during the civil war to individual trauma, this publication gives a general and detailed...

Minding the Gap: Deepening Polarisation in Poland and Hungary

21 Research Center and Projekt:Polska present their joint study titled Minding the gap: deepening political polarisation in Poland and Hungary. Based on four (2-2) focus groups conducted in the two...