The conference took place in the Auditorium della Conciliazione (Rome) in the context of COOPERA2022, the National Conference on Development Cooperation. The event was held in English without translation.
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The conference took place in the Auditorium della Conciliazione (Rome) in the context of COOPERA2022, the National Conference on Development Cooperation. The event was held in English without translation.
Download the agenda
The MED This Week newsletter provides expert analysis and informed comments on the MENA region’s most significant issues and trends. Today, we turn the spotlight on the strike called by the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) for June 16 and the country’s new constitutional process.
Digital sovereignty is a leitmotif in the political agenda worldwide. States around the world are making technological supremacy and innovation the cornerstones of their diplomatic, security, and economic efforts. This trend is even more true in the wake of the Ukraine war. Sanctions on Russia, impeding the import of dual-use technology, have highlighted the importance of reliable supply chains and strategic autonomy in high-tech sectors.
A long-term face-off is emerging between China and the United States that will define international relations over the next decade. Is this an inevitable path? Are there any pre-defined blocs or alliances? Is the emergence of a non-aligned bloc possible? What role for the economic dimension of this clash?
To find a reference to the Ukraine crisis in today's (April 29, 2022) Times of India, one must leaf through to page 11, where the reader learns that US President Biden has so far been unable to budge India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi from "a fiercely independent" stand on the conflict. This aptly captures the political mood in India towards the war in Ukraine. First, it hardly makes headlines. Secondly, those who do care about India's position, are generally supportive of the government stance on the crisis.
Italy has perhaps been the swiftest country in the European Union to look southwards toward Africa in its efforts to wean itself from Russian gas.
Western nations are indeed imposing economic and political sanctions on Russia after it invaded Ukraine in late February 2022. Italy is potentially among the hardest hit as it imports about 29 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas from Moscow every year —a figure second only to Germany which accounts for over 40% of its gas demands. Replacing Russia as its main gas supplier will be no mean feat.
Since the war in Ukraine broke out in Europe, its consequences and side effects have been reverberating across African countries. Rising food and energy prices, supply disruptions, and inflationary pressures have created additional challenges on the road for a post-pandemic economic recovery the continent painstakingly embarked upon, in what UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called a 'perfect storm'.
The MED This Week newsletter provides expert analysis and informed comments on the MENA region's most significant issues and trends. Today we turn the spotlight to Israel and the latest clashes in the Old City of Jerusalem, analysing their consequences at the local and regional levels.
In Tunisian supermarkets, customers cannot buy more than three kilos of flour. Shelves often remain empty for days. And when the flour comes in, it is gone within minutes. Since the beginning of Ramadan, Tunisians have been waiting in line every morning for bread; with bakeries starting to ration it. Baguettes have become smaller and thinner, and semolina is often used instead of wheat. Bakers say they demand their usual supply of flour but receive less.