22/11/23  |  Analysis
What peace in the Middle East, without the end of the "proxy states"?
That an asymmetric conflict is being fought between Israel and Hamas is evident even just in the subjects involved: a sovereign state of law against a terrorist group...
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16/11/23  |  Analysis
The clash between Zelensky and Zaluzhnyi over war-torn Ukraine changes little
Those who know a little about history will not escape the fact that during wars, at a certain point, regardless of how the conflict evolves, conflicts between politicians and military emerge...
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15/11/23  |  Analysis
The new Russian maritime strategy
Unlike the US approach, where the US Navy has always defined its role and strategy, the Soviet and Russian Navy have been considered for many years...
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11/11/23  |  Analysis
Hamas and Houthis and modernized long-distance guerrilla warfare
The news of missile launches and the use of drones by the pro-Iranian Yemeni Houthis towards Jewish targets such as the port of Eilat, in the southern Negev, in this month of...
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07/11/23  |  Analysis
Iran, prisoners of a revolution
Jimmy Carter, 1978, “Thanks to the Shah's greatness, Iran is an island of stability in the Middle East.” Ali Ansari, “Iranian tolerance is legendary, but when it breaks, it…
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20/10/23  |  Analysis
Russia: How the FSB spies on foreign diplomats and journalists
The Operational Research Directorate of the FSB (Seventeenth Directorate, also known as OPU) is called by Russian agents by the nickname "Nikolai Nikolaevich...
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16/10/23  |  Analysis
The dilemma of the battle of Gaza
From the first hours of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation, conducted by Hamas on Israeli territory, it was clear that Tel Aviv's reaction, once the Palestinian forces had been evacuated...
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13/10/23  |  Analysis
US Congress: "The United States must be ready for a simultaneous war with China and Russia"
The United States must be prepared for the possibility of simultaneous war with Russia and China. This is stated in the 145-page report of the Strategic Posture Commission (...
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09/10/23  |  Analysis
Gaza: “glocal” conflict
Over the course of these hours, the IDF has reconquered the territories lost by Israel in the first hours of the Al-Aqsa operation...
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02/10/23  |  Analysis
Latin America, crossroads of Russian intelligence
Over the past 18 months, suspected Russian spies have been discovered across Europe, from the Netherlands to Norway, from...
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22/09/23  |  Analysis
Other opposite movements
The evolutions of the international scene are impacting more and more on the periphery of the world, where it was thought that...
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13/09/23  |  Analysis
G20 geopolitics: who wins and who loses
The G20, despite its undeniable, but perhaps not immediately understood, relevance, slipped through our fingers like water...
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01/09/23  |  Analysis
The animal spirit of economics
Any aspect of knowledge, when concretely declinable, offers more than one perspective. The more the single...
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28/08/23  |  Analysis
The Indian Moon and its terrestrial implications
India has landed on the moon. When in Italy it was just after 14.30 pm on 23 August the Chandrayaan-3 mission...
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21/08/23  |  Analysis
The Quad (and more) moves...
Concerns about Chinese expansionism in the Indo-Pacific are reflected in the proliferation of military maneuvers…
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10/08/23  |  Analysis
China and Japan: we hated each other so much
Asia is preparing to experience moments of fibrillation. Two hegemons, Beijing and Tokyo, with prospects and...
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04/08/23  |  Analysis
Sudan: blood and deadlock in negotiations. Until?
The civil war is nearing its fourth month, with no deal in sight. The Khartoum government has extended the...
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31/07/23  |  Analysis
Fentanyl: the chemical euphoria of the Dragon
Addictions boast a history that allows us to understand the importance and role of the substances with which it is accompanied...
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24/07/23  |  Analysis
Africa, new powers in search of space (second part)
Saudi Arabia With the ascension of Mohamed bin Salman as crown prince and actually already ruler of the country1, politics...
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20/07/23  |  Analysis
Africa, new powers in search of space (first part)
The decomposition (or recomposition) of the international community always follows new paths and not all of them are coherent and/or...
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Tribute (due) to the 80th "Roma" infantry who takes leave with honor

Well, yes, we are now used to witnessing the closure of the barracks and perhaps even a little to burying the long history of the departments, a phenomenon which however does not erase the memories. It also touched...

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"Il Signor Parolini" (ninth part)

The baked chicken, as expected, had lived up to its reputation, consolidating, where needed, the undisputed culinary mastery of Gastone, chief ...

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Backchannels and fireworks: US mediation behind Iranian retaliation on Israel?
As announced by the Iranian regime, the announced retaliation for the (unannounced) attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on 1 April 2024 which led to the death of...
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Letters to Defense Online: "Carabinieri and sinking of the Garibaldi"
Mine is not meant to be a sterile controversy but after more than thirty years of wearing the uniform I consider it a "fair" controversy. Decisions regarding the size and composition of forces...
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