FYROM: The uncertainty of the negotiations over the name dispute risks to jeopardize EU enlargement

The essence of the problem on the name dispute stems from the identity crisis of Macedonian people, while the populist approach adopted by different governments in Skopje is largely responsible for the current stalemate. The current government is conducting a relentless campaign to support a definition of Macedonian identity as descendant from the ancient Macedonian kingdom rather than from the Slavic people conquering the area centuries later. This is having jeopardizing effect on the domestic relation with the Albanian minority, while frustrating even more the relations with Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia. Continue...

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Emanuele Scansani

(15 February 2010)

Weekly Analyses – 16/2008

Zimbabwe: Collapse of the Government Confirmed - United States: Military Analysts and Their Ties with the Pentagon - Afghanistan: The Start of a Spring Offensive - Georgia: Moscow Hasn’t Ruled Out Military Intervention in Defence of Abhkazia and Ossetia - Syria: Tensions with Washington Rise Regarding Nuclear Issues Continue...

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(28 April 2008)

United States: The NATO Summit in Bucharest and the Decline of American Soft Power

The concluded NATO summit in Bucharest provided important indications regarding the difficulties experienced by the Bush administration in bringing together European allies in a coalition favouring the extension of the Atlantic Alliance toward Eastern Europe. Germany's refusal of the inclusion of Georgia and the Ukraine and skepticism towards the project for the construction of the European missile defence shield, seem to indicate a decline in America's persuasive power over European Union countries and a definitive statement regarding the Kremlin's ability to exercise pressure on the European Community. Continue...

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Simone Comi

(22 April 2008)

Turkey: The Defence Industry

The Turkish defence industry is strongly developing, due to Turkish companies collaboration with the international giants in the sector. In 2006 a value of 350 million dollars was exported. Currently the production satisfies 37.5% of the demands within the armaments, and the complex reached a value of 1.7 million dollars. The goal is to produce helicopters and submarines within 10 years. Continue...

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Domenico Guglielmi

(17 April 2008)

(A&F) Water: Industry Investments Grow and Profit

The water industry is reporting continued expansion and is playing an ever more critical world role. Large entities are seeing investments in the sector rewarded and its course of development leads to speculation of continued growth in the market of blue gold. Infrastructure and purification systems, crucial all over the world and in entire regions such as China, have the ability to continually and increasingly become areas suitable for massive investments aimed at better management and effective use of water resources. Continue...

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Alberto Rossi

(16 April 2008)

Italy: Fear of the Paralysed Institution

The legislative elections on April 13 and 14 will most likely see the victory of the centre-right candidate, Silvio Berlusconi. The danger is that within one of the chambers of Parliament, the Senate, there could be a limited majority or even a minority. An institutional stalemate could occur and most likely, after a reform of the electoral legislation, new elections in a short period of time. Continue...

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Giacomo Goldkorn

(11 April 2008)

Weekly Analyses – 13/2008

Africa: Indo-African economic partnership strengthens – United States: Important signs emerge from the NATO summit on the decline of US soft power – Sri Lanka: Escalation into violence in the face off between the government and the Tamil Tigers – France: Increased support for NATO in Afghanistan – Israel: The looming presence of Hezbollah revenge and tensions with Damascus Continue...

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(10 April 2008)