‘April is the cruelest month’ is the first line of T S Eliot’s 1922 poem The Waste Land – his searing indictment of the global desolation that followed the end of World War I. April 2017 shows every sign of following in its path. On Easter Sunday, Turkey voted by a narrow majority (51%) to…
Trump has decided to launch 59 Tomahawk missiles from two US aircraft carriers off the coast of the Mediterranean to strike the Syrian military base of Al Shayrat. The reason for this is the reaction to the massacre of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, Syria, where last Tuesday more than 80 people, including 28 children, were…
Trump decide di lanciare 59 missili Tomahawk da due portaerei statunitensi al largo del Mediterraneo per colpire la base militare siriana di Al Shayrat. Il motivo è una reazione per la strage di Khan Sheikhoun ad Idlib in Siria in cui martedì scorso sono morte più di 80 persone, fra cui 28 bambini intossicate da…
This morning, according to several testimonies, an attack with chemical weapons was carried out against the civilian population in northern Syria. The attack has caused at least 58 dead, including – according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – not less than eleven children. This is a provisional toll expected to rise. A few…
In the aftermath of the latest attack in London, the Italian capital city is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, which gave birth to the European Union. On this occasion it is perhaps timely to explain to Europeans the benefits and future of the EU. The 27 European leaders have signed a…
Nella capitale d’Italia blindata, dopo l’attentato di Londra, si commemorano i 60 anni dei Trattati di Roma che hanno fatto nascere l’Unione Europea. In occasione della cerimonia forse è il caso di spiegare agli europei i vantaggi e il futuro di questa nostra istituzione. I 27 leader europei hanno firmato un nuovo documento che porta…
I have decided to write an open letter. I am speaking to the peoples of Europe, to the people of the European Union and, in particular, to the Eurosceptics. It will impress you, perhaps, but I feel the need to talk to those who dispute the way in which the European Union is being held…
History repeats itself, it’s nothing new. Are we able though to recognize the eternal return of the same? Have we become capable to realize when something terrible or awesome is outlining in front of us? Finally, are we able to learn from our mistakes in order to avoid making them again? The Brexit, President Trump,…
In Syria and Iraq, the strategic set ups and the most influential players are changing, but the conditions that facilitated Isis emergence and proliferation are still the same. Suffice it to think about the aftermath of the wars wanted by the United States in the Middle East in the Bush era, or else having a…
The question is whether Donald Trump understands that being the President of the United States is not the equivalent to being the CEO of a company, the owner of a skyscraper or the captain of a ship. Being the President is a complex job that requires in-depth knowledge of the internal and international balances. These…
