Franco Galdini
Franco Galdini is a freelance analyst of Middle Eastern affairs. He lived for 10 years in the Middle East and North Africa, where he worked in various capacities with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Amnesty International and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, August 3, 2012 17:34 - 2 Comments
Analysis">Civil war in Syria: The end of the beginning? Analysis
As Syria's tragedy deepens, Franco Galdini argues that, far from signalling the end of the violence, a collapse of the government could presage the eruption of fullscale civil war.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:00 - 0 Comments
Special Report">Turkey’s Kurdish question: an uncertain future Special Report
In the second part of his special report on Turkey's Kurdish dilemma, Franco Galdini provides an overview of possible future scenarios. Sooner or later, he argues, Turkey will have to confront the effects of the Arab Spring at home.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, February 7, 2012 12:00 - 0 Comments
Special Report">Turkey: The return of the PKK? Special Report
In the first instalment of an exclusive two-part special report, Franco Galdini explores the recent escalation of violence in Turkey's south-eastern region between government forces and those of the PKK, including its internal, regional and international dimensions.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, November 21, 2011 20:47 - 2 Comments
Special Report">Is Russia ready for its own Spring? Special Report
On December 4 Russians will go to the ballots to elect their representatives to the Duma, with the Presidential elections set for March 2012. But with the results of both rounds already obvious, could disillusion with a broken system eventually turn into an Arab-style revolution? Franco Galdini reports from St Petersburg.
