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Book Review: Rethinking Democracy and Development Assistance in the Middle East and North Africa
Reviewed Book: Making Aid Work: Dueling with Dictators and Warlords in the Middle East and North Africa. Lynne Rienner Publishers (2025) –  Guilain Denoeux, Robert Springborg and Hicham Alaoui Book review by Antonia Ricciardiello Authored by political scientists Guilain Denoeux (Colby College), Robert Springborg (Simon Fraser University and Istituto Affari Internazionali) and Hicham Alaoui (University of California, Berkeley, and Harvard University), Making Aid Work: Duel
The International Spectator
4 days ago5 min read
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New podcast online: Understanding Gulf States’ Foreign Aid: A Conceptual Framework
Guest: Altea Pericoli  ( Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow jointly affiliated with the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University and the Department of Economics at Ca’ Foscari University ) Episode available here The International Spectator  is pleased to present a new podcast episode exploring how Gulf States have emerged as influential actors in the field of international development assistance. In this episode, Altea Pericoli  (Marie Skłodowska-Cur
The International Spectator
Dec 31 min read
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Book Review: Occupation and Resistance in Palestine: A Decolonial Perspective
Reviewed Book: Resisting Domination in Palestine: Mechanisms and Techniques of Control, Coloniality, and Settler Colonialism . I.B....
The International Spectator
Sep 265 min read
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New podcast online: Tolerance as a Legitimation Strategy in Oman’s Political Discourse: From Religious to Foreign Policy Principle
Guest: Giulia Daga  ( Researcher, IAI and lecturer, John Cabot University ) Episode available here The International Spectator is pleased...
The International Spectator
Sep 241 min read
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Join us at SISP 2025!
The International Spectator's Team will be attending the  Società Italiana di Scienza Politica (SISP) 2025 ! You can find us there from...
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Aug 141 min read
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Join us at EISA PEC 25!
The International Spectator's Team will be attending the  European International Studies Association (EISA) PEC 2025 , the 18th...
The International Spectator
Jul 171 min read
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