The prospect of a new Cold War between China and the United States during the Trump administration create an awkward dilemma for the EU between its commitment to the transatlantic alliance and its partnership and economic interdependence with China.
The time when Anglo-American media, with their unrivalled professionality and political strength, dominated the global media is almost over. Thanks to globalization and internet, Chinese, Russian, and Arab media can offer as well their alternative narrative (sometimes even regarding internal debates in the US and in the UK). An analysis by the economist Branko Milanovic
The changing of the geopolitical balance requires, according to Antonio Badini, a rethinking of the dynamics and institutions for the global governance. Closer Western cooperation with Russia and China could shape a safer world, making implausible a new conflict among major powers
The ever more complex relations in the international system have brought major changes in the balance of power, resulting in the need to rethink the relations between nation States as well as the politics of globalization
The international chessboard has dramatically changed in the last few years, which has altered its balance. In this new piece for the column “World Disorder”, Antonio Badini analyses how western powers (especially Europe and Italy) can tackle this new situation and gain advantage from it
John A. Mathews for Open tells how China is building a green power system and green industrial system that dwarfs that of any other country.
The volume “Still a Western World? Continuity and change in global order” edited by Sergio Fabbrini and Raffaele Marchetti provides an analytical interpretation of the complex scenario of International Relations, while trying to explain its tendencies and to anticipate its future developments