Mac Liman, Adrián

Adrián Mac Liman is a political analyst and international consultant. He was a correspondent for El País in the United States and worked for international media sources (ANSA, AMEX, Gráfica). He has been a habitual collaborator for Informaciones and for the magazine Cambio 16, correspondent of the war in Chipre (1974), witness to the fall of the Iranian Shah (1978) and a special correspondent of La Vanguardia during the invasion of Lebanon (1982). He resided in Jerusalem (1987-1989). Following his participation in the Euro-Mediterranean conference of Barcelona (1995), he joined the Group of Mediterranean Studies of La Sorbona as an expert.

ARTICLES (4)

The “Check” of Al Qaeda to Europe Continues

Ayman al Zawahiri looks to expand his jihad against Europe

By Adrián Mac Liman, 30th April 2008

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The revolt of Muslim children who gambled for a European paradise confirms difficult integration and the undeniable existence of hundreds of sleeper cells in Europe’s numerous countries. Why are the jihadists of the world publishing documents in English, French and German on the Internet?

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Gaza: the consequences of the “Hot Winter”

The Israeli military operation, far from its intention, strengthens Hamas

By Adrián Mac Liman, 13th March 2008

gazabebe.jpgThe Middle East is experiencing a new escalation in the violence between Israeli soldiers and Hamas militants. According to the analysts, the only way out involves the reestablishment of a framework for global negotiation between the Israeli authorities and the Palestinian factions of the West Bank and Gaza, an option that could lead to the creation of another National Unity Government, provided that an agreement is reached beforehand. But in order for this to happen, the author states that Israel must renounce its project of getting rid of Hamas by force.

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Turkey, in the spotlight

Ankara redefines his foreign policy

By Adrián Mac Liman, 2nd November 2007

The conflict with the Kurdish guerrillas of the Workers’ Party that confronts the Turkish army could culminate in a large-scale, dangerous war operative that would end the fragile balance of the new Iraqi State. Meanwhile, the relationship between Washington and Ankara is going through a period of strong and unusual turbulence. It is worth asking whether this is due to a simple situational uneasiness or if it is the accumulation of negative signals presaging a confrontation between the two strategic allies.

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What is the Jihadist Terror Threat in Spain?

Al-Qaeda and the Re-conquest of Andalusia

By Adrián Mac Liman, 3rd April 2007

Adrián Mac Liman writes that Spanish intelligence services have abundant reason to be concerned about another Jihadist attack because of the Ayaman al Zawahiri’s latest message to the West. The advance of radical Islam in Magreb, just kilometres away from Europe, stands as a growing source of possible confrontation. Mac Liman writes that Jihadism does not always follow Al-Qaeda, however, and the real question to be asked is: Does the Muslim world actually want to re-conquer Andalusia?

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