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The dangerous game of Russia in Syria
3 février 2012
While demonstrations were held today to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the uprising of Homa – whose repression was between 10,000 and 30,000 dead according to sources –, members of the UN Security Council were examining today a draft resolution, proposed by the Arab League and presented by Morocco, regarding the situation in Syria. Russia, a permanent member of the Security Council with veto power, still remains opposed to the project. The Security Council has not yet managed to adopt a single resolution on the situation in Syria since the beginning in March of the violent repression of the demonstrations against the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Analysis
The Development of Civil Society in Lebanon from the Ottoman Empire to the XXIst century: A driver of political changes?
30 December 2011
Civil Society (also called « third sector ») in Lebanon is certainly one of the most active in the Middle East. Alhtough the civil society. in Lebanon has its roots as far as the sixteenth century during the period of the Princedom of Mount Lebanon (Abou Assi, 2006) the real development of this phenomenon has started during the second part of the Nineteenth century (Karam, 2006, Bennett 1996). The development of Lebanese civil society can be divided into four phases, each marked with noteworthy characteristics
Conference note
The Evolution of Saudi Arabia’s role in the Global Oil Market and in the OPEC
12 May 2011
Saudi Arabia has for years dominated the global energy and especially the oil scene due to its reserves, production potentials, reliability and consistent production and pricing policies through most of the market turns. This role will continue into the next few decades as global oil demand patterns shift with the developing countries and the transportation sector dominating growth potentials. As supply from non-OPEC regions such as the European Union dwindle due to maturity of production, global demand for oil will be met by increasing supplies from the Middle East, most notably Saudi Arabia, and the consolidation of European energy interests towards this oil-rich part of the world.
Next events
Midi de la Méditerranée : EU-Israel relations : Promoting and Ensuring Respect for International Law
Tuesday 14 February 2012 - 12.30 to 2 pm - Public presentation of the new APRODEV-EMHRN report with Agnes Bertrand-Sanz (Aprodev), Anu Luski (PCATI) & Maysa Zorob (Al-Haq) @EMB, 63 avenue d'Auderghem, 1040 Brussels.
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