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Across Europe, far-right parties are gaining ground like never before since World War II, reshaping political landscapes and cultural narratives. From coalition governments to influential parliamentary blocs, their rise reflects deep-seated shifts in societal dynamics. What factors have fueled this surge? How have traditional parties and evolving cultural identities contributed to the far right’s growing appeal? What does it mean for Europe’s future? This dossier delves into the complex dynamics behind the far right’s ascent and the challenges it presents to European democracy.

Freedom, law and responsibility. Specular discussions between East and West
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The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is a tragedy that obliges us to question the relationship between freedom and security, between democracy and violence. Political theorist Benjamin Barber and Jim Sleeper from Yale explain why, at last, the American establishment should find the courage to defy society’s steadily advancing culture of death and to confront the powerful gun lobby that fuels and exploits it. For Giancarlo Bosetti, the discussion on the relationship between the use of freedom and responsibility aroused by this terrible event can also help us better understand the challenges newborn Arab democracies will soon have to face.
Where is Morsi’s Egypt heading?

The political transition in Egypt continues to unfold through a series of events, many of them surprising and unforeseen. While waiting for the final results of this week’s constitution referendum to come in, Reset-DOC has asked former Italian Ambassador to Egypt Francesco Aloisi de Larderel to explain uns what is happening.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: What State for Which Solution?
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With violence once again prevailing over dialogue in Israeli-Palestinian relations, Reset-DoC still believes that a fair and lasting solution can and must be found as quickly as possible. Andrea Dessì from the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) in Rome has asked five leading Israeli, Palestinian and international experts to explain us how.
Freedom and Responsibility: The West and the Muslim World After the Arab Spring
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How should one assess the reaction sparked by violent minorities when faced with provocative events, such as the recent, outrageous and insulting film on Islam? And on the basis of what criteria should we understand these same events and the strategies they conceal? These and many other questions are answered by Nilüfer Göle (EHESS, Paris), Jytte Klausen (Brandeis University), and by Asmaa Mahfouz, the young Tahrir Square blogger and activist.
The film and its aftermath: new challenges for East-West relations
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The “Innocence of Muslims” case has caused reactions all over the Arab world, ranging from legitimate condemnation of the offensive film to extremist violence that led to the death of U.S. Ambassador in Libya. Almost two years after the Arab Spring uprisings and a few weeks before the American presidential elections, there are still many unknowns concerning the future of the newborn Arab democracies and their relations to the West; and just as many challenges to be faced by the United States’ diplomacy. Karim Mezran from the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East of the Atlantic Council of the United States explains why.
Multiple Paths to Modernity
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Each cultural and denominational tradition, including Islam and other religions, is susceptible to lead to an internal elaboration of its own democratic and pluralist approach to modernity. Four leading scholars explain how and why this happens.
Islam and Democratic Dialogue
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Can Islam accomodate democracy? Reset-Dialogues addressed this question years ago, during the 2008 and 2009 editions of Istanbul Seminars. But today the Arab spring and the success of Islamic parties in several countries show that the relationship between Islam and democracy still is a matter of great interest. Therefore we chose three important essays from our seminars to discuss this subject in depth.
The Arab Spring: Future Itineraries
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Revolutions have brought a new season to the Arab world, one filled with promises, doubts and great expectations for democracy. Where is the region heading? Will new forms of secularism emerge? Or will religion come to dominate the new political landscape of the region? Can minorities coexist within these new realities? Resetdoc spoke to Radwan Masmoudi, director of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy in Washington, D.C. and with Rajeev Bhargava, director of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in Delhi.
Egypt’s Democratic Promise
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Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate, is the first democratically elected president of the Arab Republic of Egypt. This result is an important step forward in the current political process, but there are still many problems to be addressed. What powers does the new president really have? And the military? When will a new constitution be approved? And which new institutional equilibriums, which rights and duties will it guarantee? Resetdoc asked former Italian Ambassador to Egypt Francesco Aloisi de Larderel to comment this crucial moment for Egypt.
The Background of Xenophobia
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Increasing extremism is bubbling to the surface in nationalist and anti-immigrant rhetoric. A Resetdoc roundtable in New York examines the cultural and political roots of these fanaticisms as they affect public life from Europe to the USA.