Geopolitics of the Energy Transition
24 June 2021
A new concept of energy security is emerging as the world shifts to clean energy sources. Renewable energy and smart interconnections will increase energy independence as countries move away from fossil fuels. A leadership model based on knowledge – rather than commodities –is assuming a central...
Ethiopia: Too Big to Fail. What Role for the International Community in the Tigray Crisis?
26 May 2021
In November 2020, the Ethiopian federal government launched a military operation in the northern region of Tigray. Hostilities between the federal army and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces continued in the following months.
The Geopolitical Gambles in the Balkans
04 May 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the Balkan countries, not only on the region's already fragile socio-economic systems but also on their precarious geopolitical balance framed between Europe and the East.
Russia’s Role in the Newly Shaped Order
20 April 2021
2021 kicked off with some old and new challenges for Moscow: the economic and health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new administration in the US, sanctions and volatile oil prices, and political crises in Russia’s neighbourhood, where we are witnessing an escalating stand-off over...
Celebrating 160 Years of US-Italian Diplomatic Relations
13 April 2021
As the Biden and Draghi Administrations take office, this timely anniversary is a pivotal moment in the US-Italian partnership and broader transatlantic alliance.
New Rules of China’s Engagement in the World
23 March 2021
The coronavirus pandemic that has been rocking China since December 2019 is a resilience test for the country’s national economy. To what extent has the pandemic affected China's strategy of international engagement?
The City of the Future: Visions, Projects and Utopias
18 March 2021
Since the dawn of time, the concept of “city” overlaps some of the most advanced and courageous visions of how the world should be built. Today, for the first time in the history of mankind, more than half of the world’s population resides in urban settings.
China after COVID-19: Which Re-Opening After the Lockdown?
16 March 2021
Which measures has China implemented to confront the pandemic-driven national economic slowdown? Which sectors have been hit the most and what are the consequences today? Have previous crises (like SARS in 2003) been an advantage to perfect the country's responses?
Asia & Europe Initiative - A Pivotal Moment for EU-Asia Relations After Covid-19?
04 March 2021
Asia is not only home to enormous flows of trade, but also political and security challenges. Power imbalances at the regional level are particularly visible and risk undermining global stability.