The demographic transition of advanced economies is a structural transformation that redefines the foundations of the social contract, economic competitiveness, and geopolitical balance. It is (…)Attracting talent and geopolitical competition
The end of globalization—the final utopia of the twentieth century—has dragged the world into an age of fragmentation, with profound consequences for international relations, the (…)The age of fragmentation: security and the economy Italy’s position
Caught between US strategic withdrawal, Chinese manufacturing overcapacity and its own weakness, Europe faces 2026 at a crossroads: a year of risks, but also of (…)Evaluating risk in 2026. The geoeconomics of world disorder
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
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
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
The contemporaneous outbreak of a series of crises across the world has led to the intensification of latent problems stemming from economic deglobalization. These underlie (…)Prospects for international economy: markets, corporations and political risks in an electoral year
2024 is going to be a crucial electoral year for Europe and the United States as they each face not only internal political issues but also the pressure of growing international tensions. The outcome of the elections will be the first major indication of whether the two shores of the Atlantic will continue to act in tandem, with no center or guide, in a manner marked by what has been defined “the age of the polycrisis”, or if existing divergences will widen further.
The 100th issue of Aspenia took a multifaceted look at Italy, starting with Italians as citizen-voters, individuals and groups, producers and consumers, analyzing then the (…)We Italians. Italy according to Aspenia
The war in Ukraine represents a major point of discontinuity in prospects for a future international power balance teetering between the order ensured by a system of shared rules and a scenario of disorder marked by a tense democracy/autocracy standoff.
