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Human Rights, Society
Mahsa Amini’s Death Digs Up More Than Just Women’s Liberation
Marina Forti 14 October 2022

Of the countless images and videos that have come out of Iran in recent weeks, it is clear that what is emerging is more than a simple demand for women’s liberation or equal rights in an authoritarian regime. Discontent has been brewing for decades but will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to stem the rising call for change or will they have to give in (even just a little) to protesters’ demands?
International Affairs
Can Iran’s “Revolt of the Hungry” Revitalize the Nuclear Deal?
Marina Forti 11 July 2022

A new wave of popular protests against mounting prices piles pressure on conservative president Ebrahim Raissì. But he only can walk a fine diplomatic line.
Human Rights, International Affairs
The Taliban’s Diplomatic Race to Avoid Afghanistan’s Collapse
Luca Steinmann 1 February 2022

As ordinary Afghans struggle to find food and medecines, the Emirate desperately looks for international recognition, and aid. Reportage from Kabul.
International Affairs
The Great Geopolitical Game of Syria’s Reconstruction
Luca Steinmann 14 April 2021

As most Syrians stil grapple with a full-scale humanitarian crisis afer ten years of destruction, regional powers are competing to secure influence on the country’s reconstruction, and future balance.
International Affairs
Iran’s Terrible Year and The ‘Phase Two’ Gamble
Federica Zoja 28 April 2020

A talk with Pejman Abdolmohammadi, Senior Assistant Professor at the School of International Studies of the University of Trento.
International Affairs
Iran’s Double Emergency. Fighting the Virus, Under International Sanctions
Marina Forti 17 March 2020

Mistakes, delays and a serious shortage of medecines and medical equipment are threatening Iran’s capacity to contain the deadly spread of Covid-19
International Affairs
Egypt or Iran? Hamas at a Crossroads
Irene Viti 28 January 2020

The assassination of Major General Qasem Solemaini brought Iran and the US on the brink of war, but also Hamas and Egypt to a bitter clash. Here’s why.
International Affairs
Grief, Anger, Hopelessness: Iranians Come to Terms with the Downing of Flight PS752
Marina Forti 13 January 2020

The extraordinary national unity stemmed by General Soleimani’s assassination has suddenly turned into fresh, heated protests against Teheran’s regime. Will it cope?
International Affairs
When Gasoline Turns Political. Protests and Repression Dismay Iran
Marina Forti 10 December 2019

A wave of violent protests swept through Iran in the second half of November, many witness accounts and even some official statements indicate that it was the largest and most intense protest seen in Iran in the last 40 years. What sparked such protests and how is the government reacting to this wave of discontent?
International Affairs
Russians vs the ultra-Orthodox. Israel’s Secular–Religious Divide Gets Political
Claudia De Martino 31 October 2019

The divide between state and religion is back at the center of Israel’s politics, and promises to remain so for a long time. A headache for any government that will come out of political negotiations, or an unprecedent third election round.