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GeoeconomiaL’Osservatorio Geoeconomia promuove attività e ricerche su paesi, aree geografiche e tematiche di interesse per le imprese e il Sistema Italia. L’obiettivo è evidenziare nuovi trend, ...

Recent internal and regional developments haven’t strategically altered the balance of forces in Yemen, with no concrete steps towards establishing a political roadmap under UN auspices. Months of ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has built a sophisticated geostrategic presence in Africa thanks to their investments in port infrastructures. Each port represents a node connecting the Gulf with ...

In recent years, peace and security in many African states have been severely disrupted by worsening socioeconomic crises, coups, armed banditry, terrorism, and other transnational threats, driving ...

Since Xi Jinping took power in 2012, China has become a less open country. Stricter rules and regulations adopted during his presidency, coupled with a more centralized system established after the ...

The Western Indian Ocean (the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian/Persian Gulf) is the new Gulf powers’ battlefield. Saudi ...

China is quickly strengthening its cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), an informal political and economic alliance that includes Saudi Arabia, Bahrein, the United Arab Emirates, ...

The China National Bureau of Statistics recently released data on GDP and population growth in 2023, which confirms what is already well known: China is experiencing a demographic crisis. Despite GDP ...

The realization of a sovereign Lebanon following the weakening of Hizballah and the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria is a once-in-a-generation opportunity that must not be missed. Lebanon ...

The MED This Week newsletter provides informed insights on the most significant developments in the MENA region, bringing together unique opinions and reliable foresight on future scenarios. Today, we ...

In Egypt, a major security crackdown coupled with the government’s public investments and infrastructure policies in the Sinai Peninsula has, over the last few years, diminished the presence of the ...