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Europe seen from afar

Europe: 27 countries with different histories and cultures united to create a single global power and, as the official website of the European Union says, to “make things better, safer and easier”. But how do outside countries see this idea and, above all, its creation? In 2024, through the European…

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Africa’s interests and the competition amongst global actors

Many have written that the future of the West will be played out in Africa. A continent that the world is watching most closely today because it is undeniably the demographic centre of gravity of the planet. While denatality is growing everywhere, in Africa population growth will still be constant…

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Digital power and the weight of public opinion in exercising power

In today’s international context, power means having the ability to influence the outcomes of various situations. Digital power has fundamentally transformed how influence is exerted and the ability of citizens to influence. Its strength lies in its precision, interconnectedness, and capacity to shape and mobilize public opinion. In a world…

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Pessimism, catastrophism, emergencies and the power of fears

In various moments of our daily vision, in the face of economic, social or political crises, a form of pessimism seems to prevail which makes the population almost immobile and incapable of reacting. In some, a sense of catastrophism, often fueled by political forces or economic interests, prevails even more.

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Aspenia Talks: Transatlantic Relations between European and American Votes

In collaborazione con il Centro Studi Americani…

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South Korea: shrimp to whale

Shrimp to whale: from a small defenceless creature to an enormous predator. This is the title chosen by Ramon Pacheco Pardo for a book that tells the story of a country that managed to rise triumphantly after having suffered countless tragedies and losses. The Republic of Korea (South Korea) has…

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Beyond the Wider Mediterranean: IMEC’s Role in the Italian Strategy

One year after its launch, IMEC has demonstrated all its necessity and importance as a reflection of the destabilization produced by the Houthis along the Europe-Asia geoeconomic routes that pass through the Red Sea. The value of the IMEC corridor must therefore be reasoned on the possibility of creating a new…

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The post-election European Union: between uncertainties and future challenges

  The recent European elections highlighted a change in the European political landscape. New parties and new visions on Europe have emerged with the risk of hindering some of the European policies set by the previous Commission. The most important economic challenges do not seem to be different, among the…

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Press conference

Presentation to journalists of the 15th edition of the Festival of Diplomacy. At Palazzo Borromeo, seat of the Italian Embassy to the Holy See, the programme of the 15th edition will be presented by the Organising Committee and questions from the press will be answered. Speakers will include Giampiero Massolo,…

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Allargamento della UE: referendum sull’adesione della Moldova

Presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union will be held on 20 October in the Republic of Moldova. The referendum initiated by President Maia Sandu provides for the completion of the Constitution with two new paragraphs, which reconfirm the…

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