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The days of a vertical hierarchy in news media are over, swept aside by an exciting but unquestionably chaotic breed of horizontal peer-to-peer communications – a form of journalism by smartphone where the rules governing traditional news…

Mark Zuckerberg has clearly set forth his ideal of twenty-first century society, presenting himself in no uncertain terms as a leading public figure. Yet his creation is under fire, considered by many as responsible – along with other…

The impressive growth in supply on the information market does not favor scientific analysis nor even rational thought. Quite the contrary, it entices the individual to search for the easiest or most convenient solutions, to make the least…

The EU referendum on June 23, 2016 represented the biggest political decision British voters have made in their lifetime. The British public in turn delivered a result that can easily be classified as one of the biggest recent political…

Non molti, all’indomani del referendum che sancì l’uscita del Regno Unito dall’Unione Europea, avrebbero potuto pensare che due anni dopo sarebbe stata la politica britannica a finire in pezzi, di fronte al peso e alle conseguenze…

Regardless of the chaos at Westminster over Brexit and the continued uncertainty about whether Prime Minister Theresa May can secure a parliamentary approval of her Brexit deal, London seems to have weathered the worst of Brexit before…

 At the recent G20 summit held in Buenos Aires, expectations were low and the crucial bilateral interaction was that between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Against the backdrop of the trade battle with China, started by the Trump…

Nel corso del 2018 si è assistito ad un rafforzamento del dollaro, spinto dalla forza della ripresa americana e dalla politica meno accomodante della Federal Reserve. Come in altre occasioni in passato, i tassi USA in crescita hanno…

Nulla racconta meglio del tramonto di un impero quanto osservare le vicissitudini della sua moneta. Cento anni fa, quando ancora il mondo degli affari era denominato in sterline, la Grande Guerra segnò l’inizio del tramonto per il dominio…

“Vista da Pechino l’Europa potrebbe sembrare una grande penisola asiatica, ma ovviamente noi consideriamo le cose diversamente. L’Europa deve dimostrarsi capace di difendere la sua influenza e, soprattutto, di parlare alla Cina con un’unica…