Papers by Fabrizio Romano
Today’s global processes are revolutionizing the world as we know it. Changes in technology are t... more Today’s global processes are revolutionizing the world as we know it. Changes in technology are transforming the way decisions are made and the game of power is now played by many more actors than in the past century. This is not the first time in history that political actors have been questioned by history itself; what is new though, is that this time the Nation State has the opportunity to manage its own evolution, rather than being simply wiped out by the events.
My argument is that, while it is true that, on one hand, the rise of new actors does affect the absolute power of Nation States as well as global institutions and norms do; on the other hand, it is also true that the transformation can be “controlled”. Conversely, if the NS will declare a war to the new world that is moving forward, it will suffer the consequences of an increasing permanent conflict that will grow way beyond its capacity of control.
The research of social and religious identity to understand the rise of Islamism and the process ... more The research of social and religious identity to understand the rise of Islamism and the process of historical challenges and political compromises that shaped its development through the last century, within the Arab world, are the structure along with this paper travels. The idea is that a sequence of divisions has happened after the fall of the Caliphate and I will try to retrace the main points that led to the today’s complex structure we have to deal with.
When Islam had to face the fact that the Western world was collecting such an impressing number of victories, the explanations differed to each other. The role of religion was put at the center of the analysis, on the one hand the secularized model adopted by the European countries was interpreted as the way to follow: “we haven’t succeeded because of too much Islam” in what the Europeans would call the Res Publica. On the other hand though, in a radically opposed view, Islam was seen as the “cure”.
During the wider framework of the so-called Arab spring, both Libya and Syria have experienced ma... more During the wider framework of the so-called Arab spring, both Libya and Syria have experienced major waves of protest due to pervasive dissatisfaction among the people. Several and relevant differences though characterize the reasons that have led to such a turmoil, the actors carrying it out as well as the outcomes.
This paper will analyze both similarities and aspects by which they differ, overviewing the events from the beginning of the revolutions to today’s state of the art, with a particular focus on the role of the international community and the causes that have led to intervention in Libya but not in Syria.
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Papers by Fabrizio Romano
My argument is that, while it is true that, on one hand, the rise of new actors does affect the absolute power of Nation States as well as global institutions and norms do; on the other hand, it is also true that the transformation can be “controlled”. Conversely, if the NS will declare a war to the new world that is moving forward, it will suffer the consequences of an increasing permanent conflict that will grow way beyond its capacity of control.
When Islam had to face the fact that the Western world was collecting such an impressing number of victories, the explanations differed to each other. The role of religion was put at the center of the analysis, on the one hand the secularized model adopted by the European countries was interpreted as the way to follow: “we haven’t succeeded because of too much Islam” in what the Europeans would call the Res Publica. On the other hand though, in a radically opposed view, Islam was seen as the “cure”.
This paper will analyze both similarities and aspects by which they differ, overviewing the events from the beginning of the revolutions to today’s state of the art, with a particular focus on the role of the international community and the causes that have led to intervention in Libya but not in Syria.
My argument is that, while it is true that, on one hand, the rise of new actors does affect the absolute power of Nation States as well as global institutions and norms do; on the other hand, it is also true that the transformation can be “controlled”. Conversely, if the NS will declare a war to the new world that is moving forward, it will suffer the consequences of an increasing permanent conflict that will grow way beyond its capacity of control.
When Islam had to face the fact that the Western world was collecting such an impressing number of victories, the explanations differed to each other. The role of religion was put at the center of the analysis, on the one hand the secularized model adopted by the European countries was interpreted as the way to follow: “we haven’t succeeded because of too much Islam” in what the Europeans would call the Res Publica. On the other hand though, in a radically opposed view, Islam was seen as the “cure”.
This paper will analyze both similarities and aspects by which they differ, overviewing the events from the beginning of the revolutions to today’s state of the art, with a particular focus on the role of the international community and the causes that have led to intervention in Libya but not in Syria.