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Capire il capitalismo politico

L’età in cui il mondo sembrava plasmato dalle forze dei mercati sembra tramontare. Il capitalismo politico prospera, e non solo in Cina. Anche gli Stati Uniti promuovono l’intreccio strumentale e reale tra obiettivi economici ed…

The changing geopolitics of energy

Oil and gas have played a key role in international geopolitics since 1912. The same year, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty of the Royal Navy, decided to convert the fleet from coal to oil to keep pace with the faster German…

Collision or collusion in open skies?

In 2017, American Airlines Chief Executive Doug Parker declared, “I don’t think we are ever going to lose money again.” And yet, three years later, both American and global airline industry prospects are grimmer than ever. Since the…

Gli scenari imprevedibili del voto americano

L'ennesimo colpo di scena della campagna elettorale più anomala del secondo dopoguerra, quella tra Donald Trump e Joe Biden per la Casa Bianca, è stato forse il più clamoroso: la positività al Covid-19 del Presidente Donald Trump. Non che…

Assessing a unique vice-presidential debate

The 2020 presidential campaign continues to disrupt any precedent. Only days after mocking his adversary Joe Biden for wearing masks and being cautious in the face of COVID-19, Donald Trump tested positive and was hospitalized for a few…