Civilian control of militaries has been a vital component of democratization in the Middle East. Samuel Huntington’s ‘Third Wave of Democratization’, which, he argued, began in 1974, is now washing up on Arab shores, thereby opening up the possibility that militaries may be subordinated to representative civilian governments. Robert Springborg will assess the prospects for an consequences of such civilian control in various Arab countries.
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Tourist falls into the Arno, rescued by firefighters
Mishap, with a happy ending, for a 30 year old American tourist, this afternoon in Florence. The man tried to cross the Arno River on a weir, at the bridge Vespucci, when it fell into the water. It ‘s managed to swim to an island, and started shouting for help. Her screams were heard by passers-by that year alerted firefighters, who were rescued by a boat, and taken to the emergency room for controls. According to witnesses, the 30 year old was drunk.
Tuscany promotes Giglio after the Costa tragedy
The cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its side after running aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. Since that day the operations to remove fuel will end tomorrow evening. It was announced today by the mayor of the island of Giglio, Sergio Ortelli, who is in Florence to take part in a press conference aimed at promoting tourism in the island.
The Diocese to stop the Leonardo’s research
The risk is to “destroy the overall effect of the Hall of the Palazzo Vecchio, which is one of the masterpieces of Florentine Mannerist decorative second ‘500”. The warning came from the historian, Monsignor Timothy Verdon, Director of the Office of Religious Art and Cultural Heritage of Ecclesiastical Diocese of Florence.
A new evidence of Leonardo fresco
There ‘s another clue that would indicate traces of colorbeneath the Battle of Scannagallo of Vasari’s Palazzo Vecchio inFlorence, are the traces of the Battle of Anghiari by Leonardo da Vinci. The new evidence is explained by Maurizio Seracini, head of research at the Master’s lost painting of Vinci, on the Italian web site of the National Geographic Socieity.
The lost Da Vinci tonight on Nat Geo IT TV
Finding the lost da Vinci, which follows scientist and art enthusiast Maurizio Seracini as he looks for da Vinci’s The Battle of Anghiari, will show on Monday in Palazzo Vecchio. Professor Seracini will present the findings of his research at the presence of Terry Garcia, executive vice president for the National Geographic Society. On this reaearch NGTV has scheduled a special worldwide video in March.
Xenophobia, creative urban responses at NYU
“Xenophobia urban responses” will be held in Villa La Pietra, Florence, Italy. The third annual transatlantic dialogue on immigration will see the participation of Dario Nardella, deputy major of the city of Florence, Badara Seck, singer, Izzedin Elzir, imam in Florence, Muzaffar Chishti, director of MPI office at NYU school of law, Nicola Solimano, Fondazione Michelucci and Fatima Shama, NYC commissioner of immigrant affair.
Domes in the world, the congress soon in Florence
“Domes in the World”, the Scientific Congress will be held in Florence, Italy, from 19 to 23 March 2012. The congress is organized with the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano. The idea at the basis of “Domes in the World” is to give a substantial contribution to intercultural dialogue through an international and interdisciplinary congress aimed at highlighting the significance of domes and their symbolic value from the perspective of different cultures.
Leonardo’s colors under the Palazzo Vecchio wall
A discovery of black paint similar to that used in the Mona Lisa has spurred fresh hope that Leonardo da Vinci’s fabled lost fresco The Battle of Anghiari may be hidden behind a wall in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio.
New research to find a possible Da Vinci fresco
Researchers coordinated by National Geographic Society said paint samples drawn from a wall behind Giorgio Vasari’s “The Battle of Marciano” may have the same chemical makeup as pigment used in da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and belong to the Renaissance master’s “The Battle of Anghiari” in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy.