“The arts must serve the people and serve socialism” said Xi Jinping, during a symposium of prominent artists held in Beijing. It was 2014, and the world was just getting the first glimpses of the profound overhaul that the new secretary general of the Chinese Communist Party was aiming to achieve. Fast forward 7 years, China is in the process of redrawing its own entertainment sector and reshaping the connection between culture and the people.
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Yemen’s Houthis attacked Abu Dhabi twice in a week. For the United Arab Emirates (UAE), risk perception has dramatically increased: things will never be the same. The Emirati leadership, a master of strategy, suddenly came to realise how difficult it is to balance national security and regional ambitions. Despite a correction course in foreign policy, the UAE now stands in the eye of the storm. After a decade of assertive military posture in the Middle East, it could be too late for the UAE to avoid backlashes.
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Egypt’s situation in terms of sustainability is far from excellent. The ecological footprint per capita is already 4.5 times higher than the country's biocapacity. Furthermore, Egypt is highly vulnerable to the threat of climate change on multiple fronts, including rising sea levels, heat waves, and water scarcity. Increasing the pace of decarbonization and energy diversification with low-carbon resources is an urgent priority for the country to achieve a more sustainable future.
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With the passing of Desmond Tutu, who died in Cape Town at age 90 on December 26, even the last of the three Nobel Peace prize winners linked to the end of apartheid in the 1990s has gone. In 2013, the death of Nelson Mandela hit the global headlines for weeks and his life and times were celebrated with a stadium event to which an unprecedented number of world leaders participated. A few weeks before Tutu’s departure, Frederik W.
06 gennaio 2022
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In recent years, Africa has become an arena for international competition in which global balances and hierarchies have been reshuffled. The US’ gradual retrenchment and China’s simultaneous explosive growth have left power vacuums that other players have tried to fill. Among these, Turkey has gained increasing influence. In Africa, the Anatolian country can afford to play a role that exceeds its actual capacity as an emerging mid-level power.
22 Dicembre 2021
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Tigray’s campaign was to last only a few weeks. Instead, it risks of escalating into one of Africa’s worst famines.
The Ethiopian war is the most burning issue facing the people of the Horn of Africa in 2022, affecting people from Sudan to Somalia, Eritrea to Kenya and beyond. It is also among the most critical African problems the international community currently confronts.
22 Dicembre 2021
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Migrant flows across the Mediterranean will increase, though there won’t be a real turning point in immigration policies.
22 Dicembre 2021
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Macron’s second mandate or a far-right victory would have consequences for Italy and Europe’s crossroad between centrism and populism.
The presidential election scheduled for 10 and 24 April 2022 is of considerable importance to France, but also to Italy and Europe.
22 Dicembre 2021
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Kim Jong Un became the leader of North Korea ten years ago. Seemingly, he had a single goal in mind upon taking office: to avoid the fate of Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi. That is, to avoid being removed from power by a US-led or US-supported coalition and be executed by those he used to oppress.
21 Dicembre 2021
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In July 2021, commemorating the 60th anniversary of mutual defense treaty, Chinese President Xi Jinping said bilateral relations between China and North Korea should “unceasingly rise to new levels” in the world “undergoing profound changes unseen in a century.” How can one explain, in Xi Jinping’s own words, China’s “un
21 Dicembre 2021