Daily Archives: January 10, 2011

Taxi driver wisdom over the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Natalia Sancha

Coming back to Lebanon from holidays, and on my way back home from the airport the taxi driver made a very accurate summary of how politics were going in the country with the Hariri Tribunal. I asked him about how negotiations were going to what he replied: “Well everyone is moving, Americans and French will meet. Continue reading →

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Jeffrey Feltman: the media critic (when lies are mixed with ignorance and with a large chunk of Zionism) in Angry Arab

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Natalia Sancha

Here and interesting comment of As’ad AbuKhalil in Angry Arab News Service. It is an old debate about the leverage in US politics of Arabists or Politicians and their role within the US foreign policy in the region. To relate this to Spain, the same problem arise. In spain the debate will be more about the necessity of Arabist that speak the language but have not an appropriate political formation and the politicians more keen in real politics of the region but disconnected of the culture, language and internal dynamics. A combination and collaboration of both could help to improve a better political understanding and reflection in Spain-Middle East relations but unfortunately in Spain the think-tanks as well as politics are more a competitive arena (and close one) more exclusionist than inclusive.

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Posted on January 10, 2011 by Natalia Sancha

After a couple of months of inactivity here we are back. Hopping to post interesting news from colleagues in other media and keep weekly updates with comments and reports on actuality in the region. Sorry for the long silence. And … Continue reading →

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