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Editor's letter
Over the past seven years, we have had the privilege of serving as Editors of The International Spectator, the peer-reviewed journal of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, founded by Altiero Spinelli in 1966. During this period, we chose to guide the journal's activities according to principles of integrity, quality, diversity and sustainability, as outlined in the editorial published in 2023. Through these seven years, the journal has experienced a significant increase in re
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Book Review: Memory, Intimacy, Empowerment and Exclusion: How the Present Shapes the Past in Post-Genocide Rwanda
Reviewed Book: Rwanda’s Genocide Heritage: between Justice and Sovereignty. Duke Press (2025) – Delia Duong Wendel Book review by Beatrice Morani Delia [ Duong Ba Wendel’s Rwanda’s Genocide Heritage: Between Justice and Sovereignty (Duke University Press, 2025) offers an original and visceral analysis of what she conceptualises as trauma heritage , understood as the spatialization of traumatic past events. Employing Rwanda’s genocide memorial landscape as a case study, the
The International Spectator
Jan 224 min read


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
Dec 10, 20255 min read


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 3, 20251 min read


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 26, 20255 min read


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 24, 20251 min read

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