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Peacekeeping in Lebanon: a necessary but insufficient risk (ARI)
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ARI 95/2006 (Translated from Spanish) - 4/10/2006
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J. Enrique de Ayala
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The deployment in Lebanon of a large multinational force under United Nations authority to maintain the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah has led to a significant European military involvement in the dangerous Middle Eastern scenario. This mission raises many questions about how it will be implemented, the risks to be faced and the consequences it can have on the stabilisation of one of the world’s most conflict-ridden regions
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Libya’s Return: Between Change and Continuity
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ARI 58 (Translated from Spanish) - 6.1.2006
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Haizam Amirah Fernández
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Libya has come a long way towards its international rehabilitation in the last three years. The reforms implemented so far have been limited and have focused on the economic sphere, in order to attract greater foreign direct investment, especially in the oil sector. These reforms should not be expected to come alongside significant political liberalisation
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Morocco: The Bases for a New Development Model? (II): The ‘50 Years of Human Development and Prospects for 2025’ Report
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ARI 40/2006 (Translated from Spanish) - 4.5.2006
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Iván Martín
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Along with the Justice and Reconciliation Report (IER) on human rights’ violations committed up to 1999, the Report on ‘50 years of Human Development and Prospects for 2025’ –entrusted by the King of Morocco to a numerous group of independent experts under the direction of one of his advisors– is part of the same retrospective review and collective reflection effort on the political experience of Morocco since it achieved independence in 1956
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Morocco: The Bases for a New Development Model? (I): The National Initiative for Human Development (INDH)
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ARI 35/2006 (Translated from Spanish) - 5.4.2006
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Iván Martín
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The INDH puts Morocco’s social issues at the forefront of the country’s political priorities. Among its most positive features is that it has adopted a participatory approach, which involves civil society and local authorities in both planning and implementation. However, it is not clear how it fits in with a national development strategy and with the country’s general economic policy, nor how it will help transfer greater political power and resources to local governments as the key agents in the current democracy-building process.
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Alliance of Civilisations or ‘Alliance of the Civilised’?
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ARI 41/2006 - 3.4.2006
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Shaun Riordan
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The successes of the Alliance of Civilisations have been largely presentational. While the need for a new focus in diplomacy in the 21st century is undeniable, the Alliance of Civilisations does not fill the gap. It suffers both theoretical and practical problems, above all in its focus on the conflicts and differences between civilisations and their values, which could even worsen the global climate. However, instead of abandoning it, the Alliance of Civilisations can be reformed, especially by focusing on concrete problems and giving a greater role to NGOs.
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