The short circuitFrancesca Albanese is modelling for a magazine. However, she is wearing brands that pro-Palestinian supporters are calling for a boycott of.On the cover of the latest issue of Love Magazine, the UN rapporteur is wearing Loro Piana and Celine, but some pro-Palestinian websites have included them amongst the brands highlighted: “Financial links to the Israeli economy”byRiccardo Carlino22 SEP 26
The agreement and the break-upGreenland and the loss of trust between Europe and the United StatesThe agreement on the US presence in Greenland could have been reached without months of threats and provocations. The result is a weakened transatlantic alliance, with trust between Europe and the United States compromised and NATO’s deterrence weakenedbyPaola Peduzzi22 SEP 26
the editor’s editorialOn Russia, follow Macron and Le Pen’s leadConvene the leaders at Chigi as soon as possible to brief them on confidential information regarding Putin’s escalation. It is possible to unite to defend national interests against Putin. Lessons from Bardella and Le Pen for Conte, Vannacci and SalvinibyClaudio Cerasa22 SEP 26
The partitionTrump is relying on Xi for global stability. But at what cost?Red carpets laid out for the Chinese leader at the White House. The areas on which agreements will be negotiated, from Pyongyang to AIbyGiulia Pompili22 SEP 26
EditorialsHegseth turns the Pentagon into a gymAfter his remarks about beards and muscles, the Defence Secretary has turned himself into a coachbyRedazione22 SEP 26
THE ABOUT-TURNThe EU has finally removed Putin’s oligarch friends from the blacklistThe EU has lifted sanctions against the oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman following pressure from Slovakia, France and Luxembourg. The two will be able to return to European territory and recover billions of euros in frozen assets. Kyiv’s protest and Zelensky’s unheeded appealbyDavid Carretta22 SEP 26
this “silly war”Trump is becoming concerned about the price of diesel.With the mid-term elections drawing ever closer, the White House chief is trying to come to terms with the issue and, strangely enough, is (also) taking it out on Putin. The conflict in Iran, on the other hand, does not seem to have made the headlinesbyPaola Peduzzi22 SEP 26
the “Tripoli cell”Haftar’s terrorist cell: mercenaries and a Repsol CEOThe Libyan general orchestrating the drone strikes in Zawiya, in western Libya. Allegedly, among those recruited were Spanish mercenaries and a senior manager from the oil company.byLuca Gambardella22 SEP 26
IN GERMANYEveryone’s against Merz. There are plenty of challengers, but no one is actually stepping forwardOn paper, the field of candidates is extensive, and for weeks the media have been engaged in a colourful game of ‘who will be chancellor’, but no one has put themselves forward. Indeed, at least formally, assurances of confidence have been given to the chancellor byFlaminia Bussotti22 SEP 26
THE INTERVIEWMusical auto-da-fé. Brendan O’Neill on “Ed Sheeran’s forced conversion to the anti-Israel cult”“The cultural elite now defines its entire moral outlook in terms of opposition to Jewish sovereignty. This takes us back to very dark times, when to be a ‘good person’ you had to be on your guard against Jews and be suspicious of their ways.” Interview with the British journalist and essayist byGiulio Meotti22 SEP 26