Category: Economy
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Luis Marroquin Dec 14, 2024 ABSTRACT Venice is a living and breathing city. Yet, our collective memory fixates on a present filled with disaster narratives, overtourism, and a perhaps too-literal sinking. Once upon a time, Venice was experiencing a Golden Age of trade and financial innovation. It was at the center of the world, with…
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Tommaso Marmo May 13, 2022 The IT world and politics cross their paths perpetually, since the former strongly influences the latter. Yet seldom the opposite happens. Arguably, this non-reciprocal influence is caused by a too limited assessment, in political and human terms, of the issues raised by technology, specifically by computer sciences. The great historical…
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Greta Bordin Apr 8, 2021. Updated: Feb 27, 2023 The Ever Given crisis is the perfect opportunity for Russia to promote the Northern Sea Route The Russian Federation has always regarded the Arctic Sea’s significance as a source of benefit. Indeed, already in early 2011, during a Conference on Arctic Ocean Shipping held in Arkhangelsk,…
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Cecilia Brocca Nov 18, 2021 Can our forks become more sustainable? The Farm to Fork Strategy explained in order to understand the role of agriculture in the Green Deal. The Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis have shown us that we rely on a fragile and vulnerable system that is currently facing many difficulties in…
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Alessandro Maxim Boschin The recent US-EU trade deal could not but spark a wave of discussions regarding its terms and the future prospects for both parties involved. This topic has not escaped the attention of the VDS analytical circle, prompting our authors to share their insights on the matter. Trump and von der Leyen announce…
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Camilla Castelanelli Feb 22, 2021 It has been little more than one month and a half since the UK has officially left the EU, by embarking on a new relationship based on a post-Brexit trade deal. It is undeniable that the situation between these two newly divided realities still entails several unsettled issues, to the…
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Giulia Ottaviani Apr 14, 2024 Since the 70’s the Chinese government has successfully expanded its economy and political ties with other countries, up to the point where the PRC became the world’s second-largest economy and one of the most influential and powerful forces in the geopolitical structure and international organizations. After the Chinese economic reforms…
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Alberto Pozzebon Jan 28, 2019 One of our newest members, Alberto Pozzebon, makes now his debut on the VDS’blog by giving us a precise account of the circumstances in nowadays American political environment that led to the paralysis of the public sector, due to the so-called “shutdown”. In an increasingly-interconnected world both on the level of…
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Shayan Shojeai ABSTRACT Today’s international relations discussions center on China’s increasing influence and shifting power balance. With the U.S. losing its position as the sole superpower, rivalry intensifies and global affairs are reshaped. Saudi Arabia, an energy superpower in the strategic Middle East that has the potential to lead the Muslim world, has been significantly…
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Chiara Palmisano Nov 12, 2018 (from a conference held by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) After the 2008 crisis, millions of citizens demand better social protection policies and workers expect a democratic coexistence of social emancipation mechanisms. At the same time, the world is facing the inadequacy of traditional training systems, increasing unemployment rates, the…