Security & Diplomacy

The South China Sea disputes have entered a dangerous phase in recent months, with both China and the Philippines taking an increasingly uncompromising stance. Over the past year, Chinese maritime forces have employed increasingly…

 La Repubblica Popolare Cinese è una grande potenza economica, fondata su uno strano “capitalismo di Stato”, ed è un “concorrente strategico” per la NATO e per l’Unione Europea, in base a una strategia che a ben guardare è assai incerta. La…

The last few weeks were marked by intense diplomatic activity, highlighted by the first Peace Summit on Ukraine being held in the Swiss city of Lucerne on June 15-16, and Russia outlining the conditions that must be met for Moscow to…

Sul tavolo del Summit NATO a Washington c’era un’agenda esplicita: sostenere l’Ucraina a medio termine, dimostrando così a Vladimir Putin – con una prova di coesione occidentale – che non potrà contare sul fattore tempo. La famosa “fatica”…

The South Caucasus, a mountainous region that has been at the crossroads of great power interests for centuries, is undergoing a rapid transformation. The war in Ukraine and the resulting fragmentation of the world into blocs and groupings…