... The Establishment of a Euro-Med Conflict-Prevention Center Stephen C. Calleya This essay examines the concept of conflict prevention with a specific emphasis on the European-Mediterranean area in post–Cold War relations...

...Scott Woodward This essay examines the theory of responsibility to protect , particularly as it clashes and melds with the concept of state sovereignty. The shift in focus takes center stage and highlights the progression of the premise that states everywhere are responsible for ensuring that mass...

... and the fact that the country has often found itself at the center of international developments and debates. It is argued that Greece’s relative weakness demands strong alliances, elicits compensatory actions, and often allows individual politicians to play an outsized role in diplomatic affairs. Finally...

.... The area is popularly known as a vibrant center of entertainment and music but also as the locale of some illicit activities. Against its rich history, and mixed reputation, the neighborhood’s renewal can be seen as the culmina- tion of many different decisions and developments. It was recognized...

...Spyridon Plakoudas By June 2016, the Kurds of Syria (just 12 percent of the country's total population) controlled almost all of the 822-kilometer Turkish-Syrian border and advanced against Manbij and Raqqa — the Islamic State's resupply center and capital, respectively. How did the Syrian Kurds...

... and recognition of its distinct cultural identity directly conflict with the minimalist discourse that Europe is the center of civilization into which Turkey is expected to assimilate. While sharing this view during its history of modernization, Turkey, particularly under the AKP government, has grown more...

...Donald M. Payne The author, a US representative (Dem., N.J.), outlines the obstacles to Turkey's path to membership in the European Union. They are of Turkey's creation, centered around human rights and freedoms of ethnic and religious minorities. Copyright 2010 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc...

.... It is safe to say both Arab Islamists and Turkey’s AKP are now facing an uphill battle to maintain their reputation as savior of the region. Hamid notes, “A strong center has failed to materialize and, if anything, the center has grown weaker in the post – Arab Spring era. While economic, class...

... from a 17 June 2000 presentation at the opening ceremony of the Interbalkan Medical Centre in Salonika, Greece, and from the“Chairman's Message” in the winter 2000 issue of the NED's newsletter. MQ 12.1-05 Brademas 1/23/01 1:33 PM Page 51 Promoting Democracy...

... for the electorate, as in Turkish politics, and how Turkish election results in general oscillate between support for center parties and new political outsiders.5 More specifically, the recent electoral success of and challenges facing pro-Islamic parties in Turkey can be understood in the following...

.... Sotiris Rizas is director of research at the Modern Greek History Research Center, Academy of Athens, Greece. Copyright 2017 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2017 Italian economy Greek economy Bretton Woods postwar recovery A Stabilization and Development Dilemma: The United States...

... and the formation of new political coalitions to contest the 1994 parliamentary elections. As most readers know, those elections were won by a center-right coalition dominated by Forza Italia (Let’s Go Italy), a new political party led by media magnate Silvio Berlusconi, who...

.... These developments set the stage for partial reform of the electoral system and the formation of new political coalitions to contest the 1994 parliamentary elections. As most readers know, those elections were won by a center-right coalition dominated by Forza Italia (Let’s Go...

... reform of the electoral system and the formation of new political coalitions to contest the 1994 parliamentary elections. As most readers know, those elections were won by a center-right coalition dominated by Forza Italia (Let’s Go Italy), a new political party led...

... and Ambassador Molly Bardonara Visit Marsa Open Centre,” press release, 27 July 2007. 128  Mediterranean Quarterly: Winter 2009 the Maritime Squadron of the Maltese Armed Forces, that has been respon- sible for preventing illegal immigration via sea. The increasing mobilization of the Maltese navy...

..., the British governor, Sir Hugh Foot (center), signed the documents formalizing Britain’s handover of sovereignty to the Republic of Cyprus in the House of Representatives in Nicosia. Archbishop Makarios, Cyprus’s first president (left), looks...

..., Council on Foreign Relations, Center for Geoeconomic Studies, New York, January 2009), 2. Peterson: Life after Oil  7 For the richer gulf states, investment — and particularly foreign investment —  is a strategy for the relatively distant future, when...

...Robert S. Leiken Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2004 Robert S. Leiken is director of the Immigration and National Security Program at the Nixon Center and author of Bearers of Global Jihad?Immigration and National Security after 11 September . Europe’s Immigration Problem, and Ours...

... powers. Sotiris Rizas is director of research, Research Center for the Study of Modern Greek History, Academy of Athens. Copyright 2013 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2013 Domestic and External Factors in Greece’s Relations with the Soviet Union...

... the expanse of responsibilities that were associated with UNMIK, when I returned to the mainstream US Army in mid-1990, I was convinced that UNBRO’s leadership in Bangkok evidenced, at best, only the most marginal grasp of the realities and problems encountered in the fi eld. The center had...