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
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
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
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
The EU-China Forum on global governance
New problems naturally cause new headaches. This increases the urgency and importance of finding new tools to deal with new challenges. Today, global governance must (…)The EU-China Forum on global governance
The Stability and Growth Pact: prospects for Italy in the new EU
Since its inception, the European project has developed along the lines of two different but complementary visions: one, the idea of a geopolitical Europe with (…)The Stability and Growth Pact: prospects for Italy in the new EU
New public/private alliances to encourage innovation and attract investment
Investments and innovation are the essential pillars of sustainable development and economic growth in Italy. The national scenario has its upsides and downsides, with a (…)New public/private alliances to encourage innovation and attract investment
India and Italy: perspectives, priorities, and venues for cooperation
The shift in international geopolitics and the centrality of the Asia-Pacific region have given India an increasingly prominent role in global events. The country is (…)India and Italy: perspectives, priorities, and venues for cooperation
The future of agriculture: innovation, sustainability, cooperation
The agro-food sector – ever central and strategic to public policies due to its pivotal contribution to the health and well-being of citizens – is (…)The future of agriculture: innovation, sustainability, cooperation
The future of capitalism
Capitalism, understood as a method for managing the exchange of goods and services, is in continuous evolution: never an exact science, it has been piloted (…)The future of capitalism
2024, The American puzzle
Donald Trump and Joe Biden are once again the leading contenders for the White House. The question is obvious: how is it that the American democratic system has not been able to bring change to the electoral face-off for the year 2024, even in generational terms?
Influence, Relevance and Growth Conference
Europe is approaching continent-wide elections within a complex scenario, rich in economic and geopolitical challenges. These weigh heavily on companies in need of reinforcement in various pivotal sectors due to growing pressure from competitors, not least those across the Atlantic.
Electoral puzzles and economic challenges in the West
2024 is a key year for the West, and the considerable focus on the outcome of both the American and European elections is evidence of a paradigm shift. Globalization – the twentieth century’s latest, most extensive but also shortest-lived utopian dream – has led to a return to politics.
Coping with uncertainty: managing the present, planning the future
Uncertainty has become a structural part of daily life. This lack of fixed points of reference is having a major impact on people’s lives as (…)Coping with uncertainty: managing the present, planning the future
Finance, business, territory: the role of Italian banking foundations
Italian banking foundations provide a virtuous model that is studied around the world. These private institutions, subsidiaries of both community and public bodies, have the (…)Finance, business, territory: the role of Italian banking foundations
Assessing risk: business in global disorder
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may be the harbinger of future threats rather than an exception, unfortunately. Yet some features of the conflict – especially in (…)Assessing risk: business in global disorder
Relaunching economic (and diplomatic) perspectives for Brazil
In assessing Brazil’s future prospects, one fact in particular could be summarized as follows: The country’s institutional-political system is solid (an aspect that makes it (…)Relaunching economic (and diplomatic) perspectives for Brazil
Prospects for international economy: markets, corporations and political risks in an electoral year
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
Aspen Italia Initiative on Africa
Since the 1960s, several European and African countries have been working to redress the colonial legacy through economic partnerships. Italy has played an active part (…)Aspen Italia Initiative on Africa
Strengthening the Euro-Area. Financial and monetary challenges
Taking on the financial and monetary challenges in reinforcing the eurozone is no easy task given the current scenario; an especially complex one for the (…)Strengthening the Euro-Area. Financial and monetary challenges