Blunders at the White HouseThe Moscow-Tehran ‘steel pact’ that Trump is ignoringSophisticated technology transfer extends from the supersonic missile programme to the Russian engineers assisting the Iranians. But the US president prefers to turn a blind eyebyPaola Peduzzi3 SEP 26
The Elefantino editorialMissiles for an acceptable peace: the decision by France and the United KingdomThe decision taken by Paris and London regarding long-range missiles for Kyiv may have come too late, but it is good news. The turning point in the Ukrainian offensive and the uncertainty lurking behind a Russia in its death throesbyGiuliano Ferrara25 AUG 26
MagazineWhere aircraft carriers die: stories of wars that grow old and festerThe disasters faced by the Americans when dealing with toilets. And the aircraft carriers with broken toilets in Ukraine, from Vietnam to Afghanistan: the wars that were supposed to be short, the superpowers wearing themselves out, and biting off more than they can chewbySiegmund Ginzberg22 AUG 26
the interviewAll obstacles to the handover of Hezbollah and Hamas’s weaponsFor the first time since 7 October, the Middle East is facing a scenario that, until a few months ago, seemed unrealistic: the simultaneous disarmament of the main Iranian-backed militias. Amit Segal, an expert on Israeli politics, presenter on Channel 12 and columnist for Israel HaYom, speaks outbyFiammetta Martegani6 AUG 26
the pageWhat is Safe and why could it help Italy?With nearly 15 billion in loans, this would save the public budget around 120 million euros in interest each year and help reduce the burden of military expenditure. How the EU’s scheme to boost defence investment worksbyRedazione28 JUL 26