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The Atlantic needs an economic deal

The path towards a new transatlantic trade and investment partnership is strewn with obstacles, showing how hard it is to get the United States and the European Union onto the same page. Today, with globalization in crisis, objectives are…

Moscow’s vulnerability

Despite the apparent stability of an authoritarian war regime that still has resources available to it, Russia’s future is uncertain. Whereas Vladimir Putin came to power promising to restore order following the “chaos” of the Yeltsin…

Don’t forget the Balkans

Consolidating the European Union is a geostrategic imperative. If the Union hopes to live on and to play an important role in world affairs, it must show it is able to accept new members and enlarge its own base. As membership for the…

Grafene – il sesto elemento

Nel 2024 saranno trascorsi vent’anni da quando maneggiando un pezzo di grafite, (quella che usiamo per le matite) e un po' di nastro adesivo due scienziati inglesi, piĂą tardi insigniti per il premio Nobel, hanno “inventato” il grafene. Le…

How the EU can survive the next enlargement

Let me start from a sobering, general, viewpoint: my view on the future of Europe is quite pessimistic. The EU is confronting unprecedented global challenges, linked to the fragmentation scenario we are living in: de-globalization,…