L’apertura annuale dell’Assemblea Generale dell’ONU rappresenta il momento in cui i leader delle principali potenze parlano all’opinione pubblica internazionale. Lo fanno in termini inevitabilmente generici. E però di discorsi importanti si tratta: per la loro valenza politica e simbolica; e perché dentro le pieghe di quei discorsi, e i loro tanti non detti, si nascondono quasi sempre le sfide e i dilemmi di chi li pronuncia.
Cyberspace has turned into the “fifth dimension of conflictuality” and, as such, has been sanctioned both by countries’ national cyber security strategies and by international organizations alike. In particular, NATO recognizes cyberspace as a domain for military operations wherein it is possible to trigger collective defense mechanisms in the event of hostile actions.
La pandemia non è ancora finita, ma l’economia mondiale sembra essere sulla via della guarigione. I dati più recenti del Fondo Monetario Internazionale (FMI), diffusi a luglio, dipingono uno scenario positivo in buona parte del mondo, anche se non mancano differenze a livello regionale. A guidare la ripresa sono le economie asiatiche con un tasso di crescita atteso per il 2021 al 7,5%.
The prevailing analogy for the cyber domain, specifically conflict therein, is that of the Wild West. Over the last decade, the world has witnessed the dizzying expansion of cyber conflict. Malicious actors’ recognition that weaponizing cyberspace provides asymmetric benefits over traditional, kinetic domains has only been assisted by the ballooning of digital products and services that introduce additional cyber vulnerabilities.
The unprecedented number of cyber-attacks that have rocked some of the world’s biggest companies and government agencies over the last few years makes cyber diplomacy one of the most urgent issues of the century.
However, catching up to disruptive technologies while curbing military escalation in cyberspace presents both opportunities and obstacles.
In recent years, the digital world has emerged as a new domain of human activity, bringing with it unprecedented opportunities and global connectivity. As the world continues to progress through this period of digital transformations — including closing a digital divide where nearly half of the world’s population has yet to connect to the Internet — societies everywhere are realizing the benefits of increased connectivity via information and communication technologies (ICTs).
Since the beginning of the twentieth century, energy has been at the centre of the international political and economic history of the globe. For nearly a century now, access to oil and natural gas has been at the heart of the geopolitics of energy, but with renewable energies and related technologies set to increasingly dominate energy supply systems, relations between states will change, while economies and societies will undergo profound structural transformations.
Il nostro Pianeta si trova a fronteggiare importanti sfide che segneranno i decenni a venire, quali i cambiamenti climatici, l’evoluzione rapida delle tecnologie e la pandemia da Covid-19. Si tratta di sfide che coinvolgono tutti e necessitano di una risposta collettiva.
Humanity has made tremendous strides in reducing poverty and food insecurity over the last decades. Agricultural productivity growth and the modernization of food systems have played an important part in this process. Yet there are several structural weaknesses and challenges for global food systems. Our food systems are unequal, unhealthy and unsustainable and the COVID-19 crisis has exposed these problems clearly.
La volontà del Presidente Biden di rilanciare il multilateralismo rischia di confliggere con il ruolo di preminenza assunto negli ultimi anni dalla Cina in alcune organizzazioni internazionali, complici il disimpegno degli USA durante la Presidenza Trump e l’influenza esercitata da Pechino su un ampio numero di Stati.
I ministri del G7 si incontrano faccia a faccia per la prima volta in due anni, prima del vertice dei leader di giugno. Sul tavolo, dalle fake news a una linea comuni contro le autocrazie, mentre India, Australia e Corea del Sud sono ospiti d’eccezione.
The digitalisation of the economy is transforming business landscapes, leading to an increased scope for automation in production and a growing role of services in global value chains. On the one hand, this digital transition could boost long-term value and productivity, helping to reduce inequalities within —and between —countries. On the other hand, it also poses critical challenges for labour markets and workers’ welfare, fueling a geopolitical competition for tech supremacy.