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Article 30 May 2021

Norell: Krigets efterdyningar

Please note, the article below is in Swedish. Vapenvilan som avslutade det korta kriget mellan Israel och Hamas har l...

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Article 29 May 2021

La sicurezza privata cinese in Africa: un nuovo tipo di colonialismo?

Please note, the article below is in Italian. La Cina ha sempre rinunciato a dislocare le proprie forze armate per prot...

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Article 22 May 2021

Rome’s Moment: Draghi, Multilateralism And Italy’s New Strategy – Analysis

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has one of the most difficult jobs in Europe. The pandemic poses a particularly daun...

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Article 20 May 2021

Risken för rasiststämpling försvårar debatten om islamism

Please note, the article below is in Swedish. Mellanöstern är det inga problem att diskutera islamism eller islam....

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Article 13 May 2021

Jihad e finanza 2.0: lo pseudo-anonimato del bitcoin, alleato del terrorismo nella blockchain

Please note, the article below is in Italian. Il legame tra terrorismo e tecnologia è andato via via rafforzandosi nel...

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Article 12 May 2021

Escalation Israele Palestina, gli aggiornamenti

Please note, the article below is in Italian. Proseguono gli scontri tra Forze Armate israeliane e gruppi armati...

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Article 11 May 2021

Israele-Palestina, si riaccende la guerra

Please note, the article below is in Italian. Nella notte tra il 10 e l’11 maggio, Israele ha lanciato decine d...

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Article 10 May 2021

Radicalization Drivers for Women and the Growing Role of Female Jihadists

After the fall of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS), an international debate on the repatriation of ISIS fighters took...

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Article 21 April 2021

Russia in the Middle East: A Source of Stability or a Pot-Stirrer?

If Washington continues to deprioritize the Middle East, Russia will accelerate its convergence with Iran and essentia...

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Article 20 April 2021

Libia, 60 osservatori ONU per monitorare il cessate il fuoco

Please note, the article below is in Italian. Il Consiglio di Sicurezza dell’ONU (UNSC) ha dato l’ok defi...

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Article 19 April 2021

Terror: When Images Become Weapons

Terror: When Images Become Weapons, 19 April 2021 by Francesco Begoglio Errico / Photo credits: European Eye on Radical...

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Article 09 April 2021

I droni marocchini colpiscono i vertici del Polisario

Please note, the article below is in Italian. Il 7 aprile, il Capo di Stato Maggiore della Gendarmeria del Fronte Pol...

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Article 05 March 2021

Il diritto alla rivolta

Please note, the article below is in Italian. L’assoluzione dell’ex presidente nel procedimento di impeachment no...

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Article 04 March 2021

Arrivati in Libia gli osservatori ONU

Please note, the article below is in Italian. Il 2 marzo è atterrato a Tripoli il team di osservatori ONU chiamato a...

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Article 26 February 2021

Strike USA in Siria, il primo di Biden

Please note, the article below is in Italian. Nella notte tra il 25 e il 26 febbraio, l’Aeronautica USA ha compiuto...

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Article 16 February 2021

Don’t Expect Russia to Help Save the Iran Deal

Biden may want to salvage relations with Iran, but he should not assume cooperation from Moscow. The National Interest,...

Article 05 February 2021

Libia, eletto il nuovo governo ad interim

Please note, the article below is in Italian. Il Foro di Dialogo Politico Libico (FDPL) ha eletto il governo ad interim che ha il compito di traghettare il Paese nordafricano verso le elezioni del 24 dicembre, le prime dal 2014 e dalla frattura istituzionale tra Est e Ovest. Rivista Italiana Difesa, 5 February 2021 by Lorenzo Marinone Il Foro di Dialogo Politico Libico (FDPL) ha eletto il governo ad interim che ha il compito di traghettar...

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Article 22 January 2021

Il punto debole dell’accordo ONU sulla Libia?

Please note, the article below is in Italian. I progressi nei negoziati ONU per risolvere la crisi libica sono arriva...

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Article 20 January 2021

Libia, nuovo cartello di milizie a sostegno di Sarraj

Please note the article below is in Italian Con il decreto n.38 datato 18 gennaio, il Premier del Governo di Unità N...

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Article 13 January 2021

Il ritorno di Daesh in Siria

Please note, the article below is in Italian. Il 3 gennaio, un bus di militari siriani lealisti è caduto in un’imb...

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Article 26 November 2020

How should Europe respond to human rights violations against the Uyghurs in China ?

Since several months, China is facing growing global political criticism over what some call a ‘’genocide’’ of t...

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Article 29 October 2020

China: dwangarbeid tegen armoede en radicalisering

Please note, the article below is in Dutch. Doorbrak, 29 October 2020 by Pieter Cleppe / Photo credits: AFP Eén milj...

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Article, Mention 27 June 2018

The EU is not closing the door to Turkey

Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek, Senior Policy Advisor, European Foundation for Democracy, says that according to the EU, the eff...

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Article 19 June 2018

Analysis: How the EU views the 24 June elections in Turkey

European Foundation for Democracy's Senior Policy Advisor, Demir Murat Seyrek, analyses the impact of the upcoming elect...

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Article 16 May 2018

Refugee Integration in Europe: good practices and challenges

In this article for The Parliament Magazine, EFD Programme Manager Dr Tommaso Virgili reviews the main findings of EFD's...

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Article 15 May 2018

Turkey votes: Snap elections – Turkey at yet another crossroads

EFD Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek and EPC Senior Policy Analyst Amanda Paul offer an overview of the upcoming...

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Article 07 May 2018

The Evolution of Jihadi Terrorism from al-Qaeda to Daesh

This article by EFD Programme Manager Francesco Farinelli addresses the theme of contemporary jihadist terrorism and its...

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Article 19 March 2018

Opposites attract: three main ideologies, one common threat

In this article for The Parliament Magazine, the European Foundation for Democracy's Programme Managers Dr Tommaso Virgi...

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Article 16 March 2018

Two years after the Brussels attacks, the terrorist threat remains very real

In this article for Euractiv, the European Foundation for Democracy's Dr Demir Murat Seyrek and the European Policy Cent...

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Article 01 March 2018

European far-left fighters in Syria: It’s time to take them seriously

“We should never forget that extreme ideologies are just the flip side of the same coin. Their far-left ideology is a...

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Article 17 February 2018

Europe’s concern about “foreign fighters”

In this article for Deutsche Welle Turkey, EFD's Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek and the Egmont Institute's Th...

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Article 06 February 2018

The Belgian Parliamentary Inquiry on radicalization: a sensible analysis and a path towards change

In this article for Al Mesbar Studies and Research Center, EFD's Programme Manager Dr Tommaso Virgili analyses the recen...

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Article 24 January 2018

Terror transformed: from foreign fighters to homegrown terrorism

In this article for Jericho Online, EFD's Olivia Maisel discusses the change in terrorism post-Caliphate, from the emerg...

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Article 12 December 2017

It’s high-time liberal democracies tackled “non-violent” Islamist ideologies

In this article for Euronews, EFD President Roberta Bonazzi highlights the importance of empowering progressive liberal-...

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Article 27 October 2017

View: The Turkish opposition reloaded

In this article for Euronews, EFD Senior Fellow Dr Demir Murat Seyrek, and European Policy Centre Senior Policy Analys...

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Article 25 October 2017

Opinion: New political party gives life to Turkey’s opposition

EFD's Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek and EPC's Amanda Paul discuss the future and implications of Turkey's new...