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La promessa mancata

Il rapporto ONU ‘Protect the Promise’  evidenzia dati allarmanti: si stima che nel 2021 circa 25 milioni di bambini siano stati sotto-vaccinati o non vaccinati; milioni di bambini hanno perso la scuola durante la pandemia, molti per più di un anno, mentre circa l’80% dei bambini in 104 Paesi e territori ha subito perdite di […]

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L’importanza strategica dell’accordo tra Israele e Libano

Max Boot scrive, per The Washington Post, un editoriale sul recente accordo tra Israele e Libano. Si tratta, secondo l’Autore, di un punto a favore dell’Amministrazione Americana. Scrive Boot: Sign up for a weekly roundup of thought-provoking ideas and debates On Oct. 11, Israel and Lebanon announced an agreement that would demarcate their maritime boundary. This […]

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Ucraina: diamanti esenti (e altro) e alleanza (tattica) tra Russia e Iran

Riprendiamo, dal sito del New York Times, due elementi interessanti. La guerra in Ucraina offre un quadro complesso, al di là della tragedia sul campo. Il primo elemento riguarda l’Europa e le merci esenti dalle sanzioni alla Russia. Ne scrive Matina Stevis-Gridneff. The Belgians have shielded trade in Russian diamonds. The Greeks ship Russian oil […]

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Europe and semiconductors

Among the many geostrategic issues, that of semiconductors is particularly sensitive. Alicia García-Herrero and Niclas Poitiers wrote an analysis for Bruegel (Europe’s promised semiconductor subsidies need to be better targeted). The topic is Europe and, in particular, the European Chips Act proposed by the European Commission in February 2022. Amidst the American and Chinese giants […]

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L’Italia fragile

A parte la pace del tutto prevedibile nella compagine ‘quasi’ governativa, la notizia dall’Italia di ieri, che dovrebbe tenere banco per molto tempo sulle prime pagine (sigh) dei media, riguarda l’aumento drammatico della povertà. Tempi bui all’orizzonti ? Molti fattori concomitanti, e non da oggi (per essere più precisi, non dal 24 febbraio 2022), hanno […]

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Geostrategic environment (october 17, 2022 – pm)

About us – Editor – Daily Briefs, Daily Research & Interviews All that is taken up here, in the complexity of open sources, does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Global Eye TOPICS (Cybersecurity) Phil Muncaster, Infosecurity. Spanish police have taken down an organized crime gang believed to have laundered hundreds of millions of […]

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La pace conviene

Diciamo la verità. La pace, o almeno il cessate il fuoco in Ucraina, è nell’interesse del popolo ucraino (invaso e martoriato), della Russia (per uscire “dignitosamente” da una situazione sempre più ingestibile), dell’Europa (vittima, con il popolo ucraino, di questa guerra) e del mondo (per cercare una “sostenibilità politico-strategica”). Il recente appello di intellettuali di diversa […]

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Towards new dialogues with Beijing

Mark Beeson, for The Interpreter (Could China save the world?), emphasises a perspective that could be summarised as follows: China is part of the planetary problems but must be part of their solution. In our eyes, the way must be opened for a ‘cooperative competition’ with Beijing. Looking at what will happen at the 20th […]

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Knowing and acting in mutual dialogue

The great competition between the US and China must progressively turn into ‘cooperative competition’. We share the analysis of Basil C. Bitas for East Asia Forum (Disparate perceptions muddy US–China relations). Here are some passages from the reflection: What is needed is a ratcheting down of tensions, beginning with a resolution of the situation in Ukraine […]

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From Asia to the world

The governance of the maritime competition in the Western Pacific is increasingly crucial from a geostrategic point of view. In the background are all the tensions we know and which, on a daily basis, concretely affect our lives. Ryan Hass for Brookings (Invigorating regional efforts to bolster maritime security in Asia) raises some key issues: […]

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Europe, energy policies and recession (and more)

European energy policies will determine the duration and severity of the recession in the Old Continent. Zsolt Darvas, Marie Le Mouel, Simone Tagliapietra, Jeromin Zettelmeyer write for Brookings – How European Union energy policies could mitigate the coming recession Europe, energy crisis and emerging risks. Pawel Zerka, ECFR – Running on empty: How trust among EU states can survive the energy crisis […]

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Geostrategic environment (october 14, 2022 pm)

The Global Eye’s open and informal research – Research – Complexity and risk in the perspective of glocalisation About us – Editor – Daily Briefs & Interviews All that is taken up here, in the complexity of open sources, does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Global Eye TOPICS (Defense – Military – Security) V […]