Marian Vasile NAZARE Riots within the Arab world have started in Tunisia on the 17th of December 2010, spreading fast to other Muslim countries: Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Sudan, Djibouti, Jordan, Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Somalia, Bahrain and … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia vs. Iran: Religion, Identity, Legitimacy in a Geo-Political Confrontation
Saudi Arabia-Iran confrontation, while stressing a clear interest in maintaining and expanding territorial control over the huge oil resources, must at least consider the following other factors affecting their behavior: a) a different religious creed (Sunni and Shiite), although within the Muslim … [Read more...]
The EU Legislative Approach: Civil Society’s Expectations
Richard ADAMS Last week I had a few days holiday in Barcelona and as I was on the beach, enjoying the Mediterranean sun, there was a cloud on the horizon. I was conscious that today I would be presenting, from the viewpoint of civil society, a comment on the legislative approaches of the EU to … [Read more...]