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The round table: Recent Events in the Middle East – what’s next?

In the framework of the “The Middle East and the world” lecture cycle The International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) Invites You kindly to take part at the round table entitled Recent Events in the Middle East – what’s next? on Wednesday, 22 January 20... more »

Iran 2020: The assassination of Iranian General – the "Napoleon" of Iranian revolution

The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses events in the Middle East and the Balkans. Following the assassination of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, IFIMES has analysed its consequences and the current events in Iran.The most interesting sections from the comprehensive analy... more »

Montenegro 2020: Will the Montenegrin Orthodox Church become a Greek Catholic Church?

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. On the occasion of theadoption of the Law on the Freedom of Religion in Montenegro on 27 December 2019, IFIMES publicizes an analysis of ongoing developments in that country. We bring the most inter... more »

Soleimani’s assassination triggers US-Iran standoff

Malik Ayub Sumbal Soleimani’s assassination triggers US-Iran standoff Amidst an environment of a tense standoff between Iran and the US since the last couple of months, the United States assassinated high-ranking Iranian military and intelligence official Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike at Baghdad International Airport... more »

Athens Summit: Beyond Economic Partnership

● Pnina Shuker Researcher (Neubauer fellow) in INSS - Institute for National Security Studies in Israel, PhD candidate in Bar-Ilan University Athens Summit: Beyond Economic Partnership Last Thursday, a summit was convened in Athens which included the participation of Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, President of Cyprus Nicos An... more »

2020 Presidential Elections in Croatia: Croatia at a turning point?

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. On the occasion of the second round of elections for the President of the Republic of Croatia, which is scheduled to take place on 5 January 2020, IFIMES publicizes an analysis of ongoing pre-electi... more »

Nord Stream 2: An economic venture or a geopolitical threat?

Pnina Shuker Researcher (Neubauer fellow) in INSS - Institute for National Security Studies in Israel, PhD candidate in Bar Ilan University Nord Stream 2: An economic venture or a geopolitical threat? As part of discussions on approving the annual US defense budget, it was decided last week to impose sanctions on the foreign c... more »

Romania 101: In its second Century – challenges ahead

● Corneliu Pivariu Romania 101: In its second Century – challenges ahead Motto: “The light is on for those who see, not for the blind ones”. Mihai Eminescu – Romanian poet Corneliu PIVARIU The Great Union of December 1st, 1919 was a ”stellar moment” for Romania, which was achieved by Rom... more »

Main Representative of IFIMES to the ECOSOC/UN Mernik Knee at the anniversary of the Genocide Convention

Photo: Irena Mernik Knee (left) and Adama Dieng Press release Main Representative of IFIMES to the ECOSOC/UN Mernik Knee at the anniversary of the Genocide Convention New York/Ljubljana, 9 December 2019 - Main Representative of the International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) to the Economic and S... more »