To be or not to be? Japan’s Olympics Dilemma
[Illustration by Salvatore Giommarresi] As the summer looms closer, the Japanese government must make the final decision over whether or not it will hold the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The occurrence of the Games, originally due to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, was put...
The Circular Economy: Potential and Challenges within the European Context
[Illustration by Matilde Morri] In the European Union, more than 2.5 billion tons of waste are produced annually. This unimaginably large quantity of trash is a pressing issue for several reasons, one of which is of course its disposal. To tackle the problem, the EU is updating and modifying...
China’s Seat at the Arctic Table: Beijing’s Strategy for the Far North
Article by Caterina Tarozzi | Illustration by Beatrice Bandiera The strategically important Arctic region is reigniting geopolitical tensions to Cold War levels. Prompted by the consequences of global warming, new economic opportunities and mounting legal claims are making the inhospitable region a new Iron Curtain, where the energy policies...
Policy Toolkit for 2021: What to Bring into the New Year
Article by Laura Morazzini | Illustration by Armadilly 2020 has been a difficult year from many points of view, with new problems upsettingly emerging and old ones inexorably worsening. However, with the new year comes an uplifting drive to change things, and, although it is impossible to draw exhaustive...
Dealing with the ageing of the Old Continent to prevent a European Collapse
Article by Laura Governi | Illustration by Niccolò Cedeno For decades now, Europe has been facing an alarmingly low birth rate and the concurrent aging of its population. Scholars have argued that these trends could provoke the collapse of the economy. Are we equipped to work on the necessary...
A Post-Privacy World? Big Data and the Privacy Paradox
Article by Anna Groh | Illustration by Francesco Moretti Forecasting the future – a useful gift that mankind could only dream of, until today. Indeed, in the age of digitalization, the rise of the internet and AI, forecasting the future is no longer just a dream. Interestingly, we are...
How to stay competitive in the labour market after covid-19
Article by Cesar Shimura | Illustration by Armadilly Comics “My process got cancelled.” I often heard this kind of expression from friends that are currently facing my same situation: recent graduated students looking for opportunities to either find the first job or to be reallocated to a different one....
Business first: Italy and arms sales
Article by Matilde Monteleone | Illustration by Niccolò Cedeno If during this period of global pandemic most of the productive activity in Italy has been blocked, if not slowed down, there is instead a sector of the economy that has never stopped growing: that of arms. The Decree of...
The Chinese chase for the American soft power
Article by Alessia Petrucci | Illustration by Chiara Zilioli ‘’Foreign policy, as nature, refuses emptiness’’ (Francesco Costa) Since the end of the Cold War, the international system changed. Experts now consider it a “liquid system”, not only because there aren’t two super powers constantly challenging each other...
Why COVID-19 and social discriminations are killing minorities in the US
Article by Matilde Monteleone | Illustration by Francesco Moretti At the end of March, the Governor of the State of New York defined COVID-19 as “the great equalizer”. But is that really so? Although the virus transcends national borders, not everyone is vulnerable in the same way. In particular,...