Game Over. The dangerous nexus between Gaming, the Metaverse and violent extremism - Part Two
by Davide Lauretta and Sara Senno Introduction This analysis describes more in detail and practices how violent extremist groups exploit...
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An introduction to the main Intelligence Collection Disciplines
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- Jan 3
Game Over. The dangerous nexus between Gaming, the Metaverse and violent extremism - Part One
By Davide Lauretta and Sara Senno 1. Introduction. Gaming and Metaverse: a definition of the two phenomena Technological development has...
- Dec 6, 2022
Nayib Bukele’s El Salvador among Twitter, bitcoin and pandillas
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- Nov 27, 2022
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- May 23, 2022
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- Apr 26, 2022
The Metaverse, an opportunity for society or terrorism?
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- Apr 13, 2022
Russia’s gamble in Mali: PMCs and the New Scramble for Africa
by Lucas Asmelash 1. Introduction The latest announcement made by France’s President, Emmanuel Macron, of pulling national military...
- Mar 4, 2022
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Every war has deep roots, which can never be reduced to the latest events. Ukraine has always been a borderland, a land of Cossacks, a...
- Feb 10, 2022
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by F. Adele Casale Abstract In 2016 Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud approved the...
- Feb 8, 2022
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- Feb 3, 2022
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- Feb 2, 2022
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- Jan 31, 2022
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- Dec 27, 2021
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- Nov 12, 2021
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What future lies ahead for North Africa? by Sara Senno and Davide Lauretta 1. Introduction Ten years after the Arab uprisings, the...
- Oct 22, 2021
Complaints within International Organizations: Who is Competent to Decide?
by Vittoria Paterno Introduction Modulaw is an international law firm based in Vienna and Perth. Its core activity is providing legal...
- Oct 14, 2021
Asteroid mining: the new frontier of eco-sustainability?
by Giorgio Cardile 1. What problems can space mining solve? The Kardashev scale measures the technological level of a civilization based...
- Oct 4, 2021
World Space Week 2021 - 7 Points to Understand
Since 1999, at the initiative of the United Nations General Assembly, World Space Week has been held from 4 to 10 October, defined as "an...
- Sep 15, 2021
Webinar "European sentiments: sovereignism and Europeanism" and European Project EAST, 24 September
Following the forth issue of L'orizzonte degli eventi. Quaderni geopolitici e analisi giuridiche (click here to download), the magazine...
- Aug 20, 2021
Afghanistan - 10 Points for Understanding the Crisis
Following the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan, the analysts of the AMIStaDeS Study Center produced a ten-point compendium...
- Jul 31, 2021
Continuing to divide after Berlin
by Laura Santilli If we look at the course of history, at the past of certain events, we have probably thought: "never again". "Never...
- Jul 31, 2021
Adapting to a complex context: between responsibilities and obligations of Libyan militias
by Laura Santilli After the end of forty-two years of dictatorship, the Arab Spring of 2011, the civil war that broke out in 2014 and the...
- Jul 31, 2021
Urban warfare. Where all security ends
by Laura Santilli “The worst choice is to attack cities." Sun Tzu, The Art of War Attacks on a city or urban fighting are not a recent...
- Jul 31, 2021
Violence. The language of security during demonstrations
by Laura Santilli If the right to publicly demonstrate is one of the highest expressions of the degree of freedom and health of a...
- Jul 24, 2021
Has the myth of Argentinidad come to an end?
by Carmen Forlenza 1. Introduction On the 9th of June, Argentine President Alberto Fernández attended an official meeting with Spanish...
- Jul 12, 2021
Afghanistan returns to the Taliban. Which future for the Hazaras?
by Massimiliano Nima Lacerra 1. Introduction In the complex ethnic reality of Central Asia, Afghanistan occupies a position of primary...
- Jun 14, 2021
International symposium "LOOKING FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT. TALKS BETWEEN EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA"
After many months spent talking about Latin America, AMIStaDeS is pleased to announce its participation as media partner in the...
- Jun 6, 2021
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by Giusy Musarò 1. Introduction The statement in which Mike Pompeo referred to the Uyghur issue as 'genocide' revived interest in the...
- May 13, 2021
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by Carmen Forlenza 1. Introduction Before pandemics, thousands of people were used to live as street vendors, domestic workers, or other...
- May 2, 2021
L'orizzonte degli eventi- Online the new issue on "Sovereignism and Europeanism".
It is online the 4/2021 issue of "L'orizzonte degli eventi", the AMIStaDeS publication accredited by the National Research Council and...
- Apr 30, 2021
Is Vietnam the new China?
(by Nicolò Rizzo) 1. Introduction After the Cold war, while Francis Fukuyama was proclaiming the “end of history” with the final victory...
- Apr 30, 2021
Beijing and Moscow eyes on Iran. Will Europe keep watching?
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- Apr 8, 2021
China's defence budget grows, but not just to deter rivals
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- Mar 29, 2021
Kazakhstan: the rise of a ‘smart’ authoritarianism
by Giusy Musarò 1. Introduction Dozens of people were arrested in protests that broke out in Kazakhstan at the end of February in the...
- Mar 21, 2021
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- Feb 10, 2021
Myanmar under Military Rule: A Danger or an Ally for China?
by Nicolò Rizzo 1. Introduction: What is happening in Myanmar? On 31 January, the Burmese army arrested State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi...
- Jan 30, 2021
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- Jan 19, 2021
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- Dec 20, 2020
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- Dec 1, 2020
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- Nov 8, 2020
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- Oct 20, 2020
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- Oct 6, 2020
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- Sep 22, 2020
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- Sep 18, 2020
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