On November 11th Iraqis are called to cast their votes at the ballot stations across the country for another crucial parliamentary election. Parliamentary elections take place every 4 years and not without tensions and corruption fears among the population since 2003. These elections will take place during a relatively calm period for Iraq despite the turmoil affecting its neighbours in the region, new geopolitical shifts and challenges; therefore, it is a crucial moment to see if and how this trend will continue.

For decades, the confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah has shaped the security dynamics of the Middle East. What began as a campaign of resistance against Israeli occupation evolved into a protracted and deeply ideological conflict that continues to influence across the region. In its early years, the terrorist group embodied the idea of defiance against Israel, gaining legitimacy across the Arab world as both a military force and a symbol of Shiite empowerment. Yet, the same confrontation that defined its rise has also influenced its fall. From the 2006 war, its decline started. The most recent Palestine-Israel conflict and the ensuing Iran-Israel confrontation, however, marked a decisive turning point, revealing the visible stage of Hezbollah’s decline in the Middle East – a process that was already evident around 2012, amid the uprisings against the al-Assad regime.

Negli ultimi giorni il Perù è precipitato in un nuovo caos politico: il Congresso ha destituito la presidente Dina Boluarte per “incapacità morale permanente”, accusandola di non aver controllato la criminalità dilagante. Al suo posto è subentrato José Enrique Jerí, che ha proclamato lo stato d’emergenza a Lima e Callao e promesso “mano dura” contro la delinquenza. Tuttavia, la misura suscita timori di repressione e non convince un’opinione pubblica stremata da anni di instabilità, violenza e sfiducia nelle istituzioni.

From the raid on the Louvre to the waltz of Prime ministers happening into Macron's headquarters, it is tempting to think France is on a downward spiral. On 12 and 17 October, the agencies Fitch and S&P downgraded France to A+, aligning it with countries like Spain and Portugal. This highlights an ongoing negative trend in France's fiscal and budget management, stemming from persistent political turmoil.. Is it really possible for France to avoid a social and financial crisis ? It may be too harsh as a predicament, however instability has a cost ; and the price might be higher than expected.

In 1995, the World Bank’s Vice-President Ismail Serageldin warned: “If the wars of this century were fought over oil, the wars of the next century will be fought over water.” Thirty years later, climate change, demographic pressure, and poor governance make the fight for the “blue gold” and “hydro-hegemony” primary structural challenges. Yet, amid this crisis, the Mediterranean is also becoming a laboratory for cooperation, for “blue diplomacy” and for the EU Pact for the Mediterranean.

As the EU found itself at the center of a massive Russian campaign of drone incursions into member states’ airspace in September, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has launched the idea of building a drone wall to ensure the security of Europe’s eastern flank. However, as the project is not going to be operational before the end of 2027 and is facing several political hurdles from EU states, one solution for addressing Europe’s present lack of capabilities may be to enlist Ukrainian expertise.