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Palestine & UN bid Palestine state?Arab spring

The US and the EU should support the Palestinian bid for UN membership
Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 25 August 2011
Palestinian reconciliation is an opportunity for peace
Bulletin article by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 01 June 2011
Can the Arab spring bring peace to the Middle East?
Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 21 April 2011

Russia is not completely wrong about Syria

Insight by Edward Burke, 17 February 2012

The Kremlin may be playing realpolitik and taking pride in blocking the West in Syria, but it has drawn attention to some weaknesses in Western diplomacy.
EU foreign policy must not become a casualty of the euro crisis

Opinion piece by Charles Grant
EU Observer, 16 December 2011

Dear EU leaders,

We are seriously concerned about the impact that the current eurozone debt crisis is having on the external relations of the Union.
The US and the EU should support the Palestinian bid for UN membership

Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 25 August 2011

The US and the EU should support the Palestinian request for UN recognition. If framed constructively, the Palestinian initiative can strengthen the prospects for peace.
Palestinian reconciliation is an opportunity for peace

Bulletin article by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 01 June 2011

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict risks deteriorating further amidst the upheaval in the Arab world and Palestinian efforts to gain recognition at the UN. But one glimmer of hope has emerged.
Can the Arab spring bring peace to the Middle East?

Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 21 April 2011

Many western diplomats and observers argue that the popular uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East reinforce the need for Israelis and Palestinians to return to peace talks.
The EU needs to woo Israel if it’s to be a peacemaker

Opinion piece by Clara Marina O'Donnell
Europe's world, 01 April 2011

Sharon Pardo highlights a number of important ways in which the EU can support the Middle East peace process, not least by encouraging internal Palestinian reconciliation. But if the EU wants to play a larger role in the peace process it also needs to improve its image in Israel.
Turkey, the EU and the Mediterranean uprisings

Insight by Katinka Barysch, 16 March 2011

The revolts in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya have brought home to many people that Turkey has become a force to be reckoned with in this region. Turkey enjoys lots of credibility in the Arab world. It has burgeoning trade ties and solid political relations with many Middle Eastern and Mediterranean countries.
Europe and the Middle East - perspectives on Major Policy Issues: What does the future hold for the EU’s efforts in the Middle East?

Al Siyassa Al Dawliya/European Commission, Report by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 08 October 2010

The Middle East has been a region of major importance to the EU for decades; however, member-states have struggled to fulfil their objectives of supporting peace, prosperity and good governance amongst their southern neighbours.

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