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 (…)Testing the West in 2024. Politics, security and economics in EU-US relations
Italy will be taking over the G7 presidency in January 2024 at a moment of profound geopolitical change and uncertainty. The very structure of globalization (…)The Italian G7 Presidency
The group focused on understanding the role of science in society, in particular following the Covid-19 crisis, that has put science front and center in (…)Science and society: a new partnership for new challenges
The seminar focused on three dimensions where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is seen as having a significant impact on industry. The first of these was regulation. (…)Focus on Industry: notes on Industry 5.0
Democracy is beginning to falter – not least, and above all because, it is so inefficient. A democracy that cannot decide cannot satisfy one of (…)The future of capitalism
The Italian energy system managed to weather the perfect storm of 2022 generated by the spike in gas prices following the Ukraine war and the (…)The future of energy
Progress in the field of medicine and improvements in the quality of life are making for longer life-expectancies; according to UN estimates, by the end (…)Silver Society 2.0
The 8th Aspen Institute Italia Award for scientific research and collaboration between Italy and the United States went to a study on a new synthetic (…)Aspen Institute Italia Award – Award Ceremony
Italy’s demographic decline, while consistent with the trends of the principal advanced economies – described and analyzed in the latest issue of Aspenia – is (…)Demographic challenges: jobs and welfare
Contemplation of the future of the West becomes especially vital for a fragmented world in the throes of rising geopolitical tension. The situation’s foremost victim (…)The future of the West in a fragmented world
The data of the past 12 months speak loud and clear: inflation is back. After thirty years of relative price stability, 2022 will be remembered (…)The causes and consequences of inflation
Global emergencies and historic changes have combined to challenge contemporary economies and societies at an increasingly rapid rate. The impact of this on the work (…)Global emergencies, new jobs, new training
A shift in the healthcare paradigm is leading to the increased personalization of treatments, with innovations that ensure improvements in the care, monitoring and prevention (…)Innovation in medicine.Challenges for Italy’s National Health System and the role of public-private partnerships.
Despite the complexities associated with the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the current global scenario offers new prospects for the energy transition.
The work world is a critical hurdle in confronting many of the social dilemmas facing the country. Growing inequalities concern not only workers who have (…)Inclusion and work: a path based on motivation, diversity and equity
The importance of the Italian northeast to the nation’s overall economy is immediately evident from a glance at a map of nighttime illumination, which reveals (…)Challenges for businesses in Italy’s northeast
Italy has a major competitive edge based not only on its unparalleled historic heritage but also on a deep-rooted tradition of knowhow that has long (…)Culture, business and local development: a new soft power for Italy
“Agriculture: from food security to food sovereignty” offered an opportunity to confront multiple issues regarding the agri-food sector, which accounts for a full 15% of (…)Agriculture: from food security to food sovereignty
The discussion underway on European economic governance reform is part of a substantially uncertain and volatile macro-financial picture. The principal risks include stagflation, financial fragmentation, (…)Rethinking EU competitiveness in the changing geopolitical world
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
