Venice
4 October 2025
Values and societies
In an era of unprecedented change and complexity, three interconnected themes emerge as crucial: the future of society, intergenerational dynamics, and the evolving landscape of (…)Values and societies
Assets
Rome
15 July 2025
The economics of uncertainty. The Trump effect, European choices, challenges for Italy
In less than six months the Trump administration has rewritten the world’s economic and political rule book. And Europe must now find an effective way (…)The economics of uncertainty. The Trump effect, European choices, challenges for Italy
Rome
10 July 2025
Permanent Observatory on the Adoption and Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI2)
The number of Italian firms actively including artificial intelligence in their business practices has doubled. The 2025 Report by Aspen Institute Italia’s Permanent Observatory on (…)Permanent Observatory on the Adoption and Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI2)
Parma
7 July 2025
Territories, Culture, Youth: Challenges and Opportunities for Economic and Social Growth
Today’s global scenario calls for a strategic reflection on Italy’s role in the world: the country needs to address system-level challenges related to demographics, competitiveness, (…)Territories, Culture, Youth: Challenges and Opportunities for Economic and Social Growth
Washington,DC
30 June 2025
US and Europe: a new agenda for transatlantic relations
The cornerstone of the Trump administration’s domestic policy agenda is the full re-assertion of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the United States (also understood (…)US and Europe: a new agenda for transatlantic relations
Vicenza
23 June 2025
Future by Quality. New policies for sustainability and health: challenges and opportunities
One of the challenges facing enterprises and social actors in the health sector today is sustainability, and in particular the consequences of global change on (…)Future by Quality. New policies for sustainability and health: challenges and opportunities
Milan
16 June 2025
Great power, great responsibilities: leadership in times of complexity, uncertainty and change
Today’s leaders are required to develop a broad and inclusive vision to guide collective action towards both immediate and long-term goals, while lending significance to (…)Great power, great responsibilities: leadership in times of complexity, uncertainty and change
Rome
12 June 2025
Energy sources and business competitiveness: challenges for Italy and the EU
The global energy transition offers a wealth of opportunities for Italian and European businesses – but it comes with challenges too. The urgency of climate (…)Energy sources and business competitiveness: challenges for Italy and the EU
Rome
11 June 2025
Aspen Award 2025 – Award ceremony
Venice can tackle the challenges posed by climate change through an integrated approach to the resilience of coastal communities facing natural disasters. The research project (…)Aspen Award 2025 – Award ceremony
Rome
29 May 2025
Assessing the EU-Mercosur agreement: prospects in a challenging context
In an international environment increasingly characterized by geopolitical uncertainties and trade tensions, the partnership between the European Union and Mercosur, also known as the Southern (…)Assessing the EU-Mercosur agreement: prospects in a challenging context
Trento
23 May 2025
The new nuclear era. Risks and opportunities
Nuclear power is entering a new phase, in which it is again assuming a central role on both the geopolitical and energy levels. The growing (…)The new nuclear era. Risks and opportunities
Milan
16 May 2025
The Future of Capitalism
Globalization, understood as a political and economic project based on the supremacy of the global market with respect to states and citizens, is currently experiencing (…)The Future of Capitalism
Milan
7 April 2025
Global energy scenarios: how companies maintain competitiveness
America’s “Liberation Day”, on which the Trump Administration imposed tariffs on the country’s main trading partners, moves the globalization-based world order one more step closer (…)Global energy scenarios: how companies maintain competitiveness
Rome
26 March 2025
Prevention and innovation: using the NEGF for a more sustainable healthcare system
Prevention and innovation are key instruments in building a more efficient, equitable and resilient healthcare system. The countries of Europe, and Italy in particular, are (…)Prevention and innovation: using the NEGF for a more sustainable healthcare system
Rome
25 March 2025
Youth and politics
Young people’s participation in political life is an important value for all democracies. For this reason, among others, the high abstention rate observed among young (…)Youth and politics
Venice
7 March 2025
Assessing risk: business in global disorder
The key function of risk management can transmute into chronic pessimism or self-fulfilling prophecies, if risk is understood purely as danger and cost. But risk (…)Assessing risk: business in global disorder
Milan
25 February 2025
Job training and the labor market: choices and challenges for youth
Anyone making the transition from academic studies to employment faces a significant challenge. Today, the historical period is particularly complex: the concept of “crisis” has (…)Job training and the labor market: choices and challenges for youth
Rome
13 February 2025
Armed Forces and societies
In a democratic system the relationship between the armed forces and civil society is a question of fundamental importance. From the national security perspective, it (…)Armed Forces and societies
Rome
20 January 2025
Trump’s America and the new transatlantic relations
Donald Trump’s first official address as 47th president of the United States was preceded by a post-election analysis full of heated discussions. There was clear (…)Trump’s America and the new transatlantic relations
Milan
16 December 2024
Public, private and not-for-profit sectors: collaborating to create social value
The future of welfare and social development in Italy will involve multi-layered cooperation between the public, private and third sectors, with a model that focuses (…)Public, private and not-for-profit sectors: collaborating to create social value