InsecurityAccepting the risk. Bomb threats and the self-protective attitude that has made us more vulnerableOur obsession with absolute security has eroded any tolerance for the unexpected: nowadays, merely the suggestion of a threat is enough to bring daily life to a standstill. But a society that can no longer accept risk ends up becoming fragile precisely as it seeks to protect itselfbyMichele Silenzi14 NOV 26
How to defend businessesConfartigianato calls for greater investment in cyber securityCybercrimes against Italian businesses rose by 37.1 per cent between 2019 and 2024. Confartigianato is calling for more resources and incentives to strengthen the digital security of craftspeople and SMEs, including through the training of specialist staff 14 NOV 26
Extensive precautionsThe cultural clash between Piantedosi’s new disregard for danger and the warnings from the ColleThe Interior Ministry’s directive overturns the precautionary principle: no evacuations without concrete evidence, even in the face of threats via email. But Mattarella’s letter on civil protection highlights the limits of exemptions from liability. Between disregard for danger and fear of the public prosecutor’s officebyMaurizio Crippa14 NOV 26
The editor’s editorialThere are good reasons to hope that Europe – which has been left high and dry when it comes to innovation – has scrutinised Huang’s life with the same attention as China hasIf Europe had spied on the life of Nvidia’s former CEO – without needing to enter his bedroom – perhaps it would have learnt a little more not only about how a manager can fall from grace, but also about how, when it comes to technology, one can rise to greatness from nothingbyClaudio Cerasa14 NOV 26
US SENATEChris Van Hollen’s challenge to the Democratic establishmentA week after the mid-term election victory, Chris Van Hollen is challenging Chuck Schumer for the leadership of the Democrats in the Senate. The Maryland senator has secured the backing of the party’s most radical wing, but Schumer remains the favourite ahead of the vote on 1 December byMarco Arvati14 NOV 26
THE PROPOSALA piggy bank that’s not just for retirement savings but also for educationThe government has proposed a pension savings scheme for newborns, funded by a state contribution and payments from families. The Trentino-Alto Adige model offers useful guidance, but the scheme could be improved by allowing freedom of choice regarding fund managers and by allocating the savings towards education costs as well.byFederico Boffa e Mirco Tonin14 NOV 26
in flight“Droni italiani? Meglio se cinesi”. The paradox of public tendersGermany is banning Chinese drones for its armed forces, whilst we continue to buy them. “It’s a matter of competition, but also of national security,” says Giulia Pastorella, an MP for AzionebyRiccardo Carlino14 NOV 26
FROM KYIVStarshield has been disrupted again, and the major problem is for Kyiv’s defence, not for the attackThe new restrictions imposed on Starshield risk compromising Ukrainian attacks on Russian positions in the occupied territories and defences against Moscow’s drones. Kyiv is seeking clarification from SpaceX and the Pentagon, whilst in the United States, Republican Congressman Don Bacon is calling on Congress to ascertain who made the decisionbyKristina Berdynskykh14 NOV 26
This is how a hacker thinksThe Belarusian Cyber Partisans’ tactics against PutinA cyberattack on the Russian statistics agency Rosstat has brought to light millions of death certificates and new estimates of Moscow’s losses in Ukraine. The spokesperson for the Belarusian Cyber Partisans tells Il Foglio how the operation was carried out and outlines the objectives of the group fighting the regimes of Putin and Lukashenko byLorenzo Monfregola14 NOV 26
Jack Reacher in IsraelLee Child against colleagues who boycott the Jewish state (and the Hamas hostages)No UK publisher has agreed to publish the memoir by the former Hamas hostage, as had happened in the United States with Howl. Who has opposed it? First Rowling, and now the creator of the Jack Reacher series, who has described the boycott of Israeli cultural institutions as ‘hypocritical’.byGiulio Meotti14 NOV 26