Publications - theSquare Centre

12 April 2024

Hide and Seek, Hide and Fire: Hamas and the Tunnel Threat

CHIARA BOLDRINI INSIGHT #27 • APRIL 2024 Since October 7, over 1500 underground shafts and passages have been encountered by the IDF in their operations against Hamas[1]. The use of […]

2 April 2024

The Wind is Shifting in Turkish Politics: Considerations on the 2024 Municipal Election Outcomes

JACOPO FRANCESCHINI COMMENTARY #46 • APRIL 2024 Turkey’s Municipal Elections Background Context Almost one year after the last presidential elections, on March 31st, 2024, Turkey’s voters returned to the municipal […]

30 March 2024

Status Quo or Change? The Battle for Turkey’s Municipal Elections

RICCARDO GASCO & SAMUELE C.A. ABRAMI COMMENTARY #45 • MARCH 2024 Turkey’s May 2023 presidential elections saw the reappointment of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his AKP (Justice and Development Party) […]

28 February 2024

Vulnerable Depths: Securing Global Communications in the Wake of the Red Sea Undersea Cable Sabotage

JACOPO FRANCESCHINI COMMENTARY #44 • FEBRUARY 2024 The strategic importance of the Red Sea for global politics and economy has become evident after the Houthis, a Yemeni armed group backed […]

7 February 2024

The Mediterranean’s Resurgent Role in Shaping Global Affairs

JACOPO FRANCESCHINI COMMENTARY #43 • FEBRUARY 2024 Introduction The Mediterranean is cyclically a region considered of secondary importance on the world stage. Given its millennia-long history, it is erroneously thought […]

1 February 2024

Call for Papers – Expanding the Dialogue on Mediterranean Conflicts

theSquare Centre is proud to announce the call for papers about the Mediterranean dimensions of conflict(s). We invite young researchers from all backgrounds to contribute with their perspectives on the following themes: […]

18 December 2023

Three Years and a War Later: Israel-Morocco Normalization at the Time of the Conflict in Gaza

LORENA STELLA MARTINI INSIGHT #26 • DECEMBER 2023 Is the current war in Gaza questioning the process of normalization between Rabat and Tel Aviv, launched by the Abraham accords in […]

9 December 2023

The Symbolic Weight of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Rise of Antisemitism and Islamophobia Worldwide

GIACOMO MARIA ARRIGO COMMENTARY #42 • DECEMBER 2023 The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has undeniably been a source of tension and strife, not just within the region but also globally. The conflict, […]

2 October 2023

BOOK PRESENTATION – “Revolutionary Times. Mediterranean Perspectives” (14/10/2023)

21 September 2023

Book “Revolutionary Times. Mediterranean Perspectives” (Aracne 2023)

theSquare is officially on paper: our first book is out! “Revolutionary Times. Mediterranean Perspectives”, edited by Giacomo Maria Arrigo and Jacopo Franceschini, brings together contributions from all members of our […]

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