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Geostrategic magazine (it-en, 12-13 september 2023)

The Global Eye’s geostrategic magazine comprises two macro-sections: systemic sustainability and worlds (geostrategies). 

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SYSTEMIC SUSTAINABILITY

CLIMATE IMPACT & ACTION – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – SDGs

(1) Daniel Ddiba e Linus Dagerskog (Stockholm Environment Institute) scrivono del rapporto UNEP ‘Wastewater – Turning Problem to Solution’ che considera le acque reflue come un’opportunità di economia circolare: una risorsa rinnovabile e preziosa che, gestita in modo sostenibile, può creare posti di lavoro e reddito

Daniel Ddiba and Linus Dagerskog (Stockholm Environment Institute) write about the UNEP report ‘Wastewater – Turning Problem to Solution’, which sees wastewater as an opportunity for the circular economy: a renewable and valuable resource that, managed sustainably, can create jobs and income

Wastewater – Turning Problem to Solution. A UNEP Rapid Response Assessment | SEI

(2) Chris Malley e Jason Veysey (Stockholm Environment Institute) scrivono, riportando casi concreti, sulla necessità di una pianificazione integrata da lotta ai cambiamenti climatici e sviluppo sostenibile

Chris Malley and Jason Veysey (Stockholm Environment Institute) write, with case studies, on the need for integrated planning from climate change mitigation to sustainable development

Integrating climate and development planning through a two-in-one approach | SEI

(3) Anne-Marie Slaughter, Ilona Szabo, Jayati Ghosh e Poonam Ghimire (Project Syndicate – ASPI The Strategist) scrivono del Summit of the Future, promosso dalle Nazioni Unite nel 2024, e sottolineano l’importanza di un multilateralismo efficace che ponga al centro il riequilibrio dei rapporti tra persona e natura

Anne-Marie Slaughter, Ilona Szabo, Jayati Ghosh and Poonam Ghimire (Project Syndicate – ASPI The Strategist) write about the Summit of the Future, promoted by the United Nations in 2024, and emphasise the importance of effective multilateralism that focuses on rebalancing the relationship between people and nature

A shared path to an equitable and sustainable future | The Strategist (aspistrategist.org.au)

(4) Georgia Hammersley, Melanie Pill e Roland Rajah (Lowy The Interpreter) scrivono dell’importanza del Green Climate Fund e del perché l’Australia debba tornare a farvi parte

Georgia Hammersley, Melanie Pill and Roland Rajah (Lowy The Interpreter) write about the importance of the Green Climate Fund and why Australia should rejoin it

The crucial role for the Green Climate Fund – and why Australia should contribute | Lowy Institute

(5) World Economic Forum presenta una serie di report su cosa le aziende, in diversi settori economici, dovrebbero fare per invertire – entro il 2030 – la perdita di biodiversità. Guardando agli obiettivi del Global Biodiversity Framework

World Economic Forum presents a series of reports on what companies in different economic sectors should do to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. Looking at the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework

Nature-Positive Industry Sector Transitions | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)

(6) In un podcast per Resources for the Future, Tyler Felgenhauer della  Duke University parla dell’importanza della geoingegneria sociale e delle questioni di scienza sociale correlate

In a podcast for Resources for the Future, Tyler Felgenhauer of Duke University talks about the importance of social geoengineering and related social science issues

New Social Science Perspectives on Solar Geoengineering, with Tyler Felgenhauer (resources.org)

FUTURE OF WAR

Oleg Vornik (ASPI The Strategist) scrive a proposito dell’uso dei droni e delle modalità intelligenti di difesa dal loro utilizzo nelle ‘zone grigie’ delle guerre

Oleg Vornik (ASPI The Strategist) writes about the use of drones and intelligent ways to defend against their use in the ‘grey areas’ of wars

Why a hard-kill strategy doesn’t work against combat drones | The Strategist (aspistrategist.org.au)

FUTURE OF WORK

Eliana Carranza, Matteo Morgandi, Sara De Lorenzo e Jonathan Stöterau (World Bank blogs) scrivono che, dato l’aumento esponenziale del lavoro attraverso piattaforme digitali, i Paesi a basso e medio reddito intendono regolamentare il fenomeno

Eliana Carranza, Matteo Morgandi, Sara De Lorenzo and Jonathan Stöterau (World Bank blogs) write that, given the exponential increase in work through digital platforms, low- and middle-income countries intend to regulate the phenomenon

Regulating platform-based work in developing countries: how to balance job opportunities and workers’ protection? (worldbank.org)

GLOBAL ECONOMY

Gabriela Cugat e Carlo Pizzinelli (IMF blogs) scrivono delle riforme necessarie per permettere a molte economie emergenti e in via di sviluppo di raggiungere l’equilibrio tra sostegno alla crescita e stabilizzazione del debito

Gabriela Cugat and Carlo Pizzinelli (IMF blogs) write about the reforms needed to enable many emerging and developing economies to achieve the balance between growth support and debt stabilisation

Market Reforms Can Stabilize Debt and Foster Growth in Developing Countries (imf.org)

GLOBAL ORDER

Michel Duclos (Institut Montaigne) scrive del gruppo BRICS e del G20 e analizza il futuro dell’Occidente

Michel Duclos (Institut Montaigne) writes about the BRICS group and the G20 and analyses the future of the West

Les BRICS, le G20 et la nouvelle donne mondiale | Institut Montaigne

SOCIAL PROTECTION

Iffath Sharif, global director for social protection and jobs di Banca Mondiale, spiega come la Banca intenda sviluppare sistemi di protezione sociale per favorire la resilienza delle persone povere e vulnerabili e l’impegno per posti di lavoro dignitosi

Iffath Sharif, global director for social protection and jobs at the World Bank, explains how the Bank intends to develop social protection systems to foster resilience of poor and vulnerable people and commitment to decent jobs

Five questions on social protection and jobs with new Global Director Iffath Sharif (worldbank.org)

TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS

German Marshall Fund of the United States pubblica ‘Transatlantic Trends 2023’. Il rapporto, che raccoglie i risultati di indagini condotte tra le opinioni pubbliche di 14 Paesi di entrambe le sponde, è focalizzato sulle principali questioni strutturali a livello internazionale

German Marshall Fund of the United States publishes ‘Transatlantic Trends 2023’. The report, which brings together the results of surveys of public opinion in 14 countries on both sides of the Atlantic, focuses on the main structural issues at the international level

Transatlantic Trends 2023 | German Marshall Fund of the United States (gmfus.org)

WORLDS (GEOSTRATEGIES)

ASIA

Robyn Alders (East Asia Forum) scrive che, per garantire la biosicurezza alimentare, i Paesi asiatici debbano scegliere l’approccio One Health che intende bilanciare in modo sostenibile la salute di persone, animali ed ecosistemi. Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations Environment Programme, World Health Organization e World Organisation for Animal Health hanno lanciato il One Health Joint Plan of Action 2022–26. Anche ASEAN sta sviluppando una  One Health Initiative

Robyn Alders (East Asia Forum) writes that, in order to ensure food biosecurity, Asian countries should choose the One Health approach that aims to sustainably balance the health of people, animals and ecosystems. Food and Agriculture Organisation, United Nations Environment Programme, World Health Organisation and World Organisation for Animal Health have launched the One Health Joint Plan of Action 2022-26. ASEAN is also developing a One Health Initiative

Solutions for sustainable livestock production in Asia | East Asia Forum

CHINA

François Godement (Institut Montaigne) scrive che la crisi economica cinese è, in realtà, una crisi di fiducia. L’Autore sottolinea come, per i leader cinesi, la scelta sia sempre tra stabilità e competitività

François Godement (Institut Montaigne) writes that the Chinese economic crisis is actually a crisis of confidence. The author points out that, for Chinese leaders, the choice is always between stability and competitiveness

Après l’été meurtrier de l’économie chinoise, la crise de confiance | Institut Montaigne

CHINA – BRICS

Bonnie Glaser e Colleen Cottle discutono, in un podcast per German Marshall Fund of the United States, dell’approccio di Pechino all’evoluzione del gruppo BRICS

Bonnie Glaser and Colleen Cottle discuss Beijing’s approach to the evolution of the BRICS group in a podcast for German Marshall Fund of the United States

BRICS in China’s Foreign Policy Agenda | German Marshall Fund of the United States (gmfus.org)

CHINA – RUSSIA – SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION – BRICS

Chu Daye (Global Times) scrive che un tema affrontato durante l’Eastern Economic Forum è il processo lungo, difficile ma possibile, di de-dollarizzazione. L’Autore lo affronta a partire dai rapporti tra Cina e Russia e guardando ai Paesi della SCO e ai BRICS

Chu Daye (Global Times) writes that one topic addressed during the Eastern Economic Forum is the long, difficult but possible process of de-dollarisation. The author addresses it starting from the relationship between China and Russia and looking at the SCO and BRICS countries

Plan to boost local currency settlement among SCO countries underway – Global Times

CHINA – USA

Global Times scrive, dopo il recente colloquio tra Zhang Shaogang –  vicepresidente del China Council for the Promotion of International Trade – e Myron Brilliant – consulente senior della società di consulenza statunitense Albright Stonebridge Group -, che i rapporti economici e commerciali tra Pechino e Washington potrebbero migliorare gradualmente nei prossimi mesi

Global Times writes, following the recent conversation between Zhang Shaogang – vice-chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade – and Myron Brilliant – senior advisor to the US consulting firm Albright Stonebridge Group -, that economic and trade relations between Beijing and Washington could gradually improve in the coming months

China-US ties stabilizing, may pave way for state heads’ meeting: experts – Global Times

GEORGIA

Beka Chedia (The Jamestown Foundation) scrive che il Georgian Dream party, al governo del Paese, ha avviato le procedure per l’impeachment del Presidente filo-europeo Salome Zourabichvili. Ciò rischia di aumentare la polarizzazione politica all’interno del Paese e di minarne la stabilità

Beka Chedia (The Jamestown Foundation) writes that the country’s ruling Georgian Dream party has initiated procedures to impeach the pro-European President Salome Zourabichvili. This risks increasing political polarisation within the country and undermining its stability

Georgian Government Launches Impeachment Proceedings Against Pro-European President – Jamestown

INDIA – MIDDLE EAST – WEST – IRAN

Paul Globe (The Jamestown Foundation) scrive che l’Iran, nel quadro dei rapporti con Mosca e Pechino, potrebbe ostacolare il Corridoio tra India, Medio Oriente e Occidente definito al G20 a Nuova Delhi

Paul Globe (The Jamestown Foundation) writes that Iran, in the context of relations with Moscow and Beijing, could hinder the Corridor between India, the Middle East and the West defined at the G20 in New Delhi

Iran Hopes to Play Spoiler With Planned EU-India Corridor – Jamestown

MEXICO – NORTH AMERICA

Larry Fink ed Evan Greenberg, in un podcast per Center for Strategic & International Studies, riflettono su come il Nord America possa approfittare delle tensioni globali. Fink e Greenberg analizzano le scelte del Messico per migliorare la sua competitività globale, guardando il Paese nella sua complessità

Larry Fink and Evan Greenberg, in a podcast for Center for Strategic & International Studies, reflect on how North America can take advantage of global tensions. Fink and Greenberg analyse Mexico’s choices for improving its global competitiveness, looking at the country in its complexity

Born in the USA | Mexico Matters | CSIS Podcasts

PALESTINE 

Nathan J. Brown (Carnegie Middle East Center) scrive della complessa successione a Mahmoud Abbas

Nathan J. Brown (Carnegie Middle East Center) writes about the complex succession to Mahmoud Abbas

For the Palestinians, ‘What’ is the Question – Carnegie Middle East Center – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (carnegie-mec.org)

TURKEY  – RUSSIA

Secondo Vladimir Socor (The Jamestown Foundation) la Turchia non può essere un mediatore credibile tra Russia e Ucraina. L’Autore mostra i progetti che discussi da Erdogan e Putin al recente vertice di Soci e mostra come Ankara dipenda più da Mosca che da Kiev

According to Vladimir Socor (The Jamestown Foundation), Turkey cannot be a credible mediator between Russia and Ukraine. The author shows the plans discussed by Erdogan and Putin at the recent summit in Soci and shows how Ankara is more dependent on Moscow than on Kiev

Putin-Erdogan Meeting Shows Turkey Unfit to Mediate Between Russia and Ukraine (Part Two) – Jamestown

SINGAPORE STRAIT

Thư Nguyễn Hoàng Anh (Lowy The Interpreter) scrive che, secondo un rapporto del Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Information Sharing Centre pubblicato il 9 agosto, sono in aumento le rapine in mare nello Stretto di Singapore. L’Autore evidenza la serietà del problema e le responsabilità degli Stati litoranei interessati (Indonesia, Malesia e Singapore)

Thư Nguyễn Hoàng Anh (Lowy The Interpreter) writes that, according to a report by the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Information Sharing Centre published on 9 August, robberies at sea in the Singapore Strait are on the rise. The author emphasises the seriousness of the problem and the responsibilities of the littoral States concerned (Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore)

Sea robbery in the Singapore Strait | Lowy Institute

USA – VIETNAM 

Joshua Kurlantzick e Abigail McGowan (Council on Foreign Relations) scrivono della relazione tra USA e Vietnam che diventa comprehensive strategic partnership. Washington guarda strategicamente ai Paesi del Sud-East asiatico per contenere Pechino ma quei Paesi perseguono una linea di multiallineamento

Joshua Kurlantzick and Abigail McGowan (Council on Foreign Relations) write about the US-Vietnam relationship becoming a comprehensive strategic partnership. Washington strategically looks to South-East Asian countries to contain Beijing but those countries pursue a line of multi-alignment

Assessing the Bolstered U.S.-Vietnam Relationship | Council on Foreign Relations (cfr.org)