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Il doppio dilemma di Biden

Sono forse troppo pessimista. Ma la mia impressione è che Joe Biden rischi, in Medio Oriente, un “momento Carter”. La situazione di oggi non è certo paragonabile alla crisi degli ostaggi americani nella Teheran del 1979-80. Resta che, come…

Brazil, back on the world stage

If in crossing the ocean the melancholy of fado is diluted into the irony and energy of the bossanova, it is not always easy for an introspective and even somewhat introverted Europe to follow Brazil’s steps as it moves, unpretentiously,…

Managing debt in the developing world

The impact of Covid-19 and then the war in Ukraine have dealt grievous blows to developing countries, especially to the poorest and most vulnerable ones. Events have conspired to rapidly increase the burden of their level of debt. The rise…