Alessandro Merola Author served in several European and Asian countries as Italian ambassador Articles Turkey The world is wary after Erdogan’s big winLongitude The world is wary after Erdogan’s big win Middle East Tripoli, oh land of loveLongitude #45 The twisting roads of Arab transition Dancers in the darkLongitude #37 Cold War redux Resurrecting the Cold(ish) WarLongitude #30 Kim the bully Much ado about nothing?Longitude #27 Looking for stability The man who would be PharaohLongitude #23 Syria Syrian boxesLongitude #20 Europe fights to survive Putin’s string of pearlsLongitude #17 My cup of tea Que sera, seraLongitude #15 A bitter pill Superpower by defaultLongitude #13 My cup of tea Bring back the Marx Brothers!Longitude #08 My cup of tea Gizmos and GMOsLongitude #05 Arab uprising The phony warLongitude #04 My cup of tea The brighter sides of plagiarism and penuryLongitude #03 Arab uprising Revolutionary RoadLongitude #03 My cup of tea Global glossaryLongitude #02 The changing face of the Middle East A delicate balanceLongitude #02 My cup of tea Thus speaks the oracle of CupertinoLongitude #01