editorialThe war explained to ItaliansConfirmation that we are arming Kyiv is excellent news; the secrecy is a very bad signbyRedazione28 AUG 26
precarious situationThe migration crisis in Ceuta is worsening and Sánchez does not know how to resolve itWhether or not the Prime Minister’s conduct regarding the exclave issue is part of a strategy of tension, public resentment is growing, both amongst migrants and amongst the general populationbyMarcello Sacco28 AUG 26
multiply the factionsZuckerberg’s manifesto on AI revives the spirit of PhiladelphiaMeta is committed to making the basic versions of its AI agents free of charge, and to selling advanced features through a ‘dynamic auction mechanism’. ‘Hoping that an absolute power will look after the good of humanity has never led to reliable results,’ writes Mr Facebook in ‘The future is for everyone’byTommaso Tuppini28 AUG 26
Alerts and sheltersPreparing for the worst: why Italy is lagging behind on civil defenceFrom the Baltic states to the United Kingdom, governments across Europe are preparing citizens, infrastructure and institutions for a possible escalation with Russia. In Italy, the idea of “whole-of-society defence” remains politically taboobyGiulia Pompili28 AUG 26
humanitarian crisisThe American approach in Sudan: an embargo (and impunity) for allThe war is spreading in Chad, where forces from Khartoum are attacking an RSF convoy. The United States has condemned the raid but remains silent on the role of the United Arab EmiratesbyLuca Gambardella28 AUG 26
The European designVon der Leyen’s six priorities for reindustrialisation. Words and deedsOn her return from the summer break, the Commission President set out the path to follow to halt the decline in competitiveness. Following in the footsteps of Mario DraghibyDavid Carretta28 AUG 26
towards 2027France and ‘courage’: the first debate beginsAmong the candidates in the French presidential election, some stir up controversy, some inspire enthusiasm, some offer reassurance, and some remain silent. The applause meter, bucking the trend, seems to favour the more moderate programmesbyMauro Zanon28 AUG 26
EditorialsRatko Mladic has died, but his legacy lives onSocieties must be disarmed not only physically but also culturally in order to healbyRedazione27 AUG 26
imagesIn St Petersburg, a Russian air force officer died when his car explodedThe soldier was pulling out of a car park when his car was blown up and he died instantly. His wife was sitting next to him; she sustained serious injuries but is receiving the necessary treatmentbyRedazione27 AUG 26
in The HagueRatko Mladic, the ‘butcher of Srebrenica’, has diedThe former general had been definitively convicted of extremely serious war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the war in Bosnia, and of the Srebrenica genocide. He died aged 84 in a detention centre in The HaguebyRedazione27 AUG 26