Engaging the Global South: the role of women in addressing key challenges
The Italian presidency of the G7 comes at very challenging times, with multiple and intersecting crises: a collective response, engaging the so-called Global South, is (…)Engaging the Global South: the role of women in addressing key challenges
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
The Israel-Hamas war and its geopolitical and economic implications
A point of departure in analyzing the events of October 7, 2023 – both political and military – is the fact that the entire region (…)The Israel-Hamas war and its geopolitical and economic implications
Testing the West in 2024. Politics, security and economics in EU-US relations
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
The Italian G7 Presidency
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 Mediterranean: geopolitical challenges and opportunities for economic and social development
The recent eruption of conflict in the Middle East further complicates a fragmented world scenario devoid of the bi-polar security of the past and of (…)The Mediterranean: geopolitical challenges and opportunities for economic and social development
The future of capitalism
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 future of energy
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
The future of the West in a fragmented world
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
We Italians. Italy according to Aspenia
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
Assessing risk: governments and business facing multiple challenges
In un quadro di sicurezza internazionale molto incerto, e con un “ordine globale” (di marca occidentale) oggi apertamente contestato da più parti, nuove fonti di (…)Assessing risk: governments and business facing multiple challenges
Universities, Research, Intelligence: strengthening relations
The intelligence sector has undergone enormous transformations over recent years, spurred not least by an exponential increase in the availability of and access to data (…)Universities, Research, Intelligence: strengthening relations
Transatlantic Forum: the future of the West
On March 6 – one year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine – the Center for American Studies in Rome held an event to take (…)Transatlantic Forum: the future of the West
Ukraine: the military stalemate and the complex path to diplomacy
Charles Kupchan Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Affairs International workshop ITALY AND THE UNITED STATES: A NEW ATLANTICISM
The EU and China facing global change: Energy transition, growth models, and global trends
There is broad consensus in both Europe and China that global economic slowdown is a serious threat, which is complicated by current monetary policy responses (…)The EU and China facing global change: Energy transition, growth models, and global trends
Navigating risk for a green world: challenges and opportunities
Ours is not an era of change, but rather the change of an era, and the state of the art is that of a sick (…)Navigating risk for a green world: challenges and opportunities
The future of Russia in the post-global world
The war Russia has unleashed on Ukraine is having a global effect, especially in the energy sector and on the economy more generally, in what (…)The future of Russia in the post-global world
Aspenia 97: Presentation – Addio alla Russia.
Rome, 30 June 2022 – To tie in with the publication of Aspenia 97 (in Italian), Aspen Institute Italia will be holding an Aspenia Talk (…)Aspenia 97: Presentation – Addio alla Russia.



















