International Hours
Welcome to the VDS Journal! Here you can find all the VDS International Hour publications. Since 2018, we have been engaging Venetian students and our readers with topics that interest them the most. From politics and international relations, to economics and human rights, our team is passionate about providing a wide range of articles for you to stay informed.
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BR-each it!
Alessandro Boschin Dec 17, 2023 BR-each it!: Will the UK withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights following its fears for migration flows? A recent decision of Suella Braverman, now ex.…
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Between the two giants, the Old lady slept: a brief analysis of the era of U.S.-Sino AI chatbot competition and the need for an EU chatbot
By Alessandro Boschin ABSTRACT Recent events revolving around the financial turmoil created by the launch of the Deepseeker-R1 model and the response by OpenAI with the release of Chat GPT o3-mini raised…
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Bending in the storm: introducing Vietnam’s bamboo diplomacy
By Giulia Ottaviani ABSTRACT The Latin maxim Ubi maior minor cessat, in other words, “where there is the greater, the lesser ceases,” is a concept that could be applied to many different…
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Analysing Tucker Carlson’s interview to Russia’s president Vladimir Putin: a deep dive into the key topics of the lively discussion
Rebecca Basso Apr 14, 2024 On February 6th 2024, American journalist Tucker Carlson had the opportunity to interview Russia’s head of state Vladimir Putin, in a two hours long conversation in the…
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An “AI Act” policy assessment: what was adopted, what could have been done more and what the rest of the world can learn
Alessandro Boschin Jun 3, 2024 It is well known that the final text of the AI Act has been adopted after a long tug-of-war between the European Parliament and the Council of…
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Ambitions in Myanmar
Greta Bordin Apr 15, 2021 Russia supports the regime established by Myanmar’s Armed Forces to deepen bilateral ties The Russian Deputy Minister of Defence Alexander Fomin’s participation in the 76th Armed Forces…
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A New Reality: How Trump’s Presidency is Changing Europe
By Artem Shevchenko ABSTRACT The US vice president JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference in February 2025 will undoubtedly take its place in the history books for the next generations,…
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A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO CHINA’S RECENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT PROJECTS
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…
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Water in the Arab region (UNESCO water equity and the Middle East case- part 2)
Malak Albaw Apr 29, 2020 The Arab region is the most water-stressed region in the world. Population growth and climate change will increase and contribute to further the groundwater depletion, loss of…
