Can robots replace diplomats?
Article by Joana Lopes | Illustration by Matilde Morri Can robots replace diplomats? You might be thinking how strange and bizarre this question is. But is it really? The main question of this article took inspiration from a TED talk of the former French Ambassador to Sweden, David Cvach,...
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...
Social Media & Social Movements: Partners in Crime?
Article by Anna Groh | Illustration by Niccolò Cedeno 2017: The hashtag #MeToo goes viral on social media, breaking the national silence around the issue of sexual harassment. This eventually resulted in the firings of several men in high-power positions and changes to federal law (North, 2019). According to...
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...
Senatores boni viri, senatus mala bestia? Nine simple ways to improve parliamentary ethics
Article by Alessandro Zerbini | Illustration by Chiara Zilioli The Latins had catchy wisdom pills for everything. One of the most bizarre of these sayings went, ‘senatores boni viri, senatus mala bestia’. In modern-day English, this quote roughly translates into a curious clarification: senators are good people, it is...
Profit maximization, is that all? An analysis of the Brazilian Private Healthcare System
Article by Cesar Shimura | Illustration by Niccolò Cedeno The Brazilian Healthcare system can be analysed through the lenses of the Stakeholder Approach. The development of this theory has been contrary to economists’ usual belief, i.e. a propensity to maximize value for shareholders over stakeholders’ interests. According to...