MASTER OF ARTS IN DIPLOMATIC STUDIES
Academic Year 2012 – 2013 Dissertations
AUDREY ABELA SHANDLER
Gender Crimes and the Statute of the International Criminal
Court
JANELLE CAMILERI
Internal and External Factors in Tunisia’s Democratic
Transition
JUSTINE MICALLEF
The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in a Changing Arab World
LUCY MARY PATERSON
‘Responsibility to Protect’ and Transatlantic Burden Sharing
in the case of the Military Intervention in Libya 2011.
TSVETALIN RADEV
EU's Energy Security: the Role of North Africa (Case Study
of EU's Association Agreement with Algeria)
LYNN MARIE SPITERI
Coercive Diplomacy as a Foreign Policy Mechanism: the Case
of Iran.
ANDREW VASSALLO
The United Nations Security Council during the Libyan and
Syrian Crises
STEPHANIE PORTELLI
The Relevance of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic
Relations 1961 Following Advancements in Technology. A
Focus on E-Diplomacy
DARREN CHETCUTI
Turkey’s Foreign Policy in the Masriq Region: The Case of
Syria
MATTEO PRIVITELLI
The Process of Mediation for a Cyprus Settlement between
1999 and 2004 and the Causes of Failure. The Case Study of
the Annan Plan for Cyprus
LILIANA BORG
An Analysis of the Turkish Model of Governance and its
Relevance to the Arab World in a post-Arab Spring Context
ROBERTA GATT
An Analysis of the Economic Relations between the European
Union and Egypt
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KAROLINA VAITONYTE
An Analysis of the Limitations to the Jurisdiction of the ICC
ratione personae
NICOLE MARIE SCERRI
A Maghreb Perspective on Energy Trade: Analyzing the
Energy Challenges and Opportunities of Algeria and Libya
EMAN HAYMAN
The Resettlement and Repatriation Process of Irregular
Immigrants. The Case of Malta
ABIGAIL GRECH
An Analysis of Neutrality in the Context of Humanitarian
Intervention Authorised by the UN
JEAN PAUL GATT
Islamic Political Parties in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring:
A Way to Moderation? (The Case of the Muslim Brotherhood
and Ennahda)
HEDDA RIEDEL
Small States and International Security: Theoretical
Considerations and Opportunities. The Case of Slovenia
GEORGI DIMCHEV YANCHEV
Assessing Russia's Influence on EU Energy Security: A Case
Study of Gazprom and the Natural Gas Markets of the Baltic
States
SEREN OZCAN
The Role of Arab Regional Organisations in Adopting
UNSCR 1970 and 1973
FRANCESCA D’AMATO
An Examination of the United Nations' Policies towards
Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict. Rhetoric vs. Reality.
MARIE CLAIRE VELLA
The Impact of the Arab Spring on Women in Tunisia
ANNABELLE MUSCAT
The Use of Anti-personnel Land Mines in the Mediterranean
Region: A Case Study of Syria and Lebanon.
MONIKA JUNGOVA
The Effects of China’s Trade and Investment Policy on
Africa’s Development. The Case of Uganda.
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