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Leonardo’s future amid political tensions
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Leonardo’s future amid political tensions

The article outlines the removal of Roberto Cingolani from Leonardo’s guidance, the reasons behind this sharp decision and what the market and investors expect for the future.

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The Power of Money: Sanctions in Modern Diplomacy
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The Power of Money: Sanctions in Modern Diplomacy

Sanctions have become a central tool of modern diplomacy, allowing states to exert pressure without resorting to force. This article examines their role, their limitations, and what shapes their effectiveness.

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The New Resource Race: Critical Minerals
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The New Resource Race: Critical Minerals

With rapid technological growth, demand for critical minerals is compounding; however, access to them is geopolitically vulnerable, giving rise to a new resource race that leads to both cooperation and conflict.

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The Laws of War are Breaking Down – Does Anyone Care?
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The Laws of War are Breaking Down – Does Anyone Care?

International humanitarian law is being broken down in real time before our eyes. From the Minab school strike to AI-assisted targeting, the war on Iran has exposed what happens when great powers fight without legal consequence.

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The Iran & USA-Israel War Explained - A Look At The Timeline
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The Iran & USA-Israel War Explained - A Look At The Timeline

The breakdown of U.S.–Iran nuclear negotiations in late February triggered a rapid escalation from diplomatic engagement to coordinated military strikes, drawing regional and global actors into an increasingly volatile confrontation.

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Iran's New Supreme Leader: Who Is Mojtaba Khamenei?
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Iran's New Supreme Leader: Who Is Mojtaba Khamenei?

Following the assassination of his father, Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new Supreme Leader on March 8, 2026, a hardline insider with deep ties to the IRGC who has yet to appear in public since taking office.

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SHIELD at SDA BOCCONI: Building Europe’s Integrated Strategic Hub for Security, Defence and Economic Governance
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SHIELD at SDA BOCCONI: Building Europe’s Integrated Strategic Hub for Security, Defence and Economic Governance

On 19 January, BOSDIC joined the launch of SHIELD at SDA Bocconi, Europe’s first academic hub devoted to the integrated analysis of defence, security, governance and economics. Bringing together institutional leaders, diplomats and industry representatives, the initiative sets out to interpret the structural transformations reshaping the global order through a multidisciplinary lens.

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Maduro's Capture: What Does the Indictment Actually Say?
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Maduro's Capture: What Does the Indictment Actually Say?

The arrest of Nicolás Maduro on narco-terrorism charges marks a rare moment in international affairs.
Beyond one leader, the case raises deeper questions about sovereignty, accountability, and what happens when state institutions are alleged to operate as criminal networks.

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Climate Relocation and the Future of State Sovereignty
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Climate Relocation and the Future of State Sovereignty

Climate change isn’t just altering ecosystems, it’s challenging the foundations of international law. As rising seas force relocation, cases like Tuvalu show how state sovereignty, territory, and human rights are being redefined in real time.

Without legal recognition for climate migrants and a coordinated global framework, displacement risks becoming a silent crisis. The question is no longer if climate relocation will happen, but whether global governance is ready to respond fairly and effectively.

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The West’s Moral Reckoning
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The West’s Moral Reckoning

The war in Gaza is forcing the West to confront its own contradictions.
Here’s how public pressure, strategic interests, and global opinion are reshaping the political landscape.

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Canada’s Weak Spot: How Alberta Can Become America’s Golden Ticket
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Canada’s Weak Spot: How Alberta Can Become America’s Golden Ticket

Canada’s greatest geopolitical risk might not be foreign pressure, but internal fracture.
Alberta’s rising separatist energy, economic resentment, and political isolation create a pressure point that outside powers could exploit long before outright annexation is ever on the table.

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Do We Still Need the UN?
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Do We Still Need the UN?

Nowadays the UN is receiving a lot of criticism for its shortcomings, but this is only one side of the story. The UN is the only forum capable of coordinating responses to transnational crises. Though change is necessary, abandoning it is not the answer.

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