Dr Massimiliano Fiore
Areas of Interest
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20th century history of the Middle East
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The Arab-Israeli conflict
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Italy’s foreign and defence policy in the Middle East
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Intelligence and terrorism in the Middle East
Dr Fiore is a Fellow at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, where he teaches the BA Security Issues and the MA War and Insurgency in the Middle East. He has previously taught at the London School of Economics and at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. He is the author of the book Anglo-Italian Relations in the Middle East, 1922-1940. His next research project explores the covert war between Jews and Arabs in Italy since the Second World War.
Born in Italy, Dr Fiore received a BA in Political Science (Naples), an MA in International Affairs (Milan) and an MA in Diplomatic Studies (Rome). He then completed his education in the United Kingdom where he took an MA and a PhD in War Studies (London). Dr Fiore is the Editor-in-Chief of the Heptagon Post, a news site for the analysis and debate of international affairs, culture and lifestyle.
Publications
Books
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M. Fiore, Anglo-Italian Relations in the Middle East, 1922-1940 (Ashgate,London: 2010).
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M. Fiore and A. Bregman, Una terra, due popoli. Breve storia del conflitto arabo-israeliano, translated One Land, Two Peoples: A Coincise History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (currently under consideration).
Articles
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M. Fiore, ‘La guerra delle parole: la propaganda anti-inglese di Radio Bari, 1935-1940’, translated ‘War of Words: Radio Bari’s Anti-British Wireless Propaganda, 1935-1940’, Nuova Storia Contemporanea, No. 1, 2011.
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M. Fiore, ‘Anglo-Italian Armament Trade Competition in Iraq, 1937-1940’ (currently under consideration).
Opinions and Editorials
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M. Fiore, ‘What Is Worse for Israel, Attacking or Not Attacking Iran’s Nuclear Infrastructure?’, The Heptagon Post (January, 2011).
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M. Fiore, ‘Ghajar Divided Again', The Heptagon Post (November, 2010).
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M. Fiore, ‘What Lurks Behind Iran’s Increasing Involvement in Latin America?’, The Heptagon Post (November, 2010).
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M. Fiore, ‘Was the Mossad Really Behind the Resurgence of Kurdish Terrorism in Turkey?’, The Heptagon Post (October, 2010).
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M. Fiore, ‘Heading Towards a Failure’, The Heptagon Post (September, 2010)