Normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia is problematic for Iran, especially after a year of revolutions, diplomatic isolation and ultimate collapse of nuclear negotiations
Cinzia Bianco contextualizes the new spiral of violence between Israel and Palestine in regional geopolitics
The phone call between Saudi Arabia and Iran can be explained by looking at the reaction of Arab, Muslim and Saudi public opinion to the escalation between Israel and Hamas
Cinzia Bianco comments the historic phone call between the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Iran following the Hamas attack on Israel
The events of last Saturday will unleash an infernal reaction, escalation is inevitable; the only avoidable thing now is the regionalization of the conflict with actors such as Syria, Russia and Iran
Cinzia Bianco comments on Mohammed Bin Salman’s reaction to Hamas’s offensive and the possible consequences on the normalisation process between Saudi Arabia and Israel
The memorandum signed a few days ago represents the first, real, sign of Italy’s involvement in the Saudi energy transition
Cinzia Bianco comments on Saudi Arabia’s global foreign policy projection, in the aftermath of the Summit in Jeddah on the crisis in Ukraine
China is trying to establish itself as a privileged partner of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries in the energy transition, threatening European leadership in this domain
Cinzia Bianco explains how crucial it is for the EU to adopt a strategic approach to energy transition in the Gulf.
I tend to disagree with the prevailing opinion suggesting that a multipolar Middle East could be positive, and that peaceful coexistence with Russia and China in the region is feasible
Cinzia Bianco discusses China and Russia’s penetration into the voids left by the US in the Middle East.
Decisions on the […] Mediterranean are made in the Gulf and no longer in the Arab capitals of the Mediterranean. The fate of Cairo is decided in Riyadh, the fate of Tunis is decided in the Emirates.
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