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Restart Italy’s Lab

Francesco Sisci / Director

- Italy -

27 August 2025

The peninsula is at a crossroads, swamped by a disinformation campaign that also hits every Western country. Its political unity is at stake. If it shatters, many other nations could follow. The history of Italy as a political entity can be divided into two 80-year periods. The first starts with its unification. Italy was formed […]

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Trump vs Moriarty Putin

Francesco Sisci / Director

- America -

24 August 2025

Fissures and uncertainties with friends and allies, an ongoing degrading campaign against the US president, are undermining 80 years of American power. China is benefiting from it, but it should be prudent. India may become a significant and unexpected complication in US President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure a peace deal on Ukraine, with even […]

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Back to ChIndia

Francesco Sisci / Director

- Asia -

20 August 2025

The ghost of a new, strong China-India relationship is looming, threatening to weigh on the whole Asian balance of power and the ongoing war in Ukraine. The US may have lost a battle. As US President Donald Trump met in Washington with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, and a group of European leaders, China and […]

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The Responsible Pro-Palestinian

Marco Mayer /

- Middle East -

18 August 2025

By Marco Mayer and Valeria Fargion An actual Palestinian state requires, as a precondition, the disarmament of the Hamas terrorist organization. The international community should push for it, or further destabilization will ensue. Is it realistic to resume the “Two Peoples/ Two States” project as long as Hamas’s Al Qassam Brigades are operational in Gaza? Advocates of an actual Palestinian […]

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Peace as Policy: A Sustainable Path for Thai–Cambodian Relations

Pansak Vinyaratn /

- Asia -

17 August 2025

At a time when tensions along the Thai–Cambodian border continue to bring loss and hardship, it is worth revisiting a simple but powerful idea: peace is the most effective and least costly tool for preserving life. Peace should not be seen only as an ideal but as a pragmatic strategy. It requires fewer resources, delivers […]

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A Russian Trap for Trump?

Francesco Sisci / Director

- America -

17 August 2025

Russia may wage a new hybrid war against the US to drive wedges domestically and internationally. The Alaska summit could be an example. Israel fell for a similar ruse with Hamas. The Hamas October 7 massacre and kidnapping were not a desperate and senseless terrorist action; it’s now clear. It was the first step of […]

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A Global Historic Story in an Ancient Map

Ge Zhaoguang /

- Culture -

14 August 2025

Revisiting Ancient China’s World Knowledge (talk delivered at the Hong Kong Book Fair in July) By the late 16th century, before Europeans arrived in China via sea routes, how much did ancient Chinese people know about the world? How did they imagine and understand the world they inhabited? This is not merely a question of […]