Opinions

Giancarlo Elia Valori

After decades of war, will China give Afghanistan a chance of stability?

Commentary: With the "retreat" on the night of July 1, the war in Afghanistan ended earlier than expected, and the simultaneous withdrawal of foreign armies definitively left the field open to the Taliban. China may be preparing to play a fundamental role in a region that has been a source of instability and conflict for decades

Giancarlo Elia Valori | 5/08/2021

The hegemony of knowledge and the new world order: the United States and the rest of the world

Commentary: Western developed countries have already evolved into information societies, but developing countries are still struggling with industrialization

Giancarlo Elia Valori | 3/08/2021

The problems of climate change - Part two

Commentary: Climate change, whose impact on human health and socio-economic development cannot be underestimated, is a global challenge that defies national borders and urgently requires close cooperation among all countries

Giancarlo Elia Valori | 2/08/2021

Tunisia between Islamism and the 'Delta variant'

Commentary: The pandemic, the economic crisis and Islamist pressures force the president to take an authoritarian turn

Giancarlo Elia Valori | 31/07/2021

The problems of climate change - Part 1

Commentary: Global warming will affect the lives of everyone on the planet. Climate change is closely related to human society as the frequency, intensity and duration of extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, hurricanes and heat waves increase

Giancarlo Elia Valori | 29/07/2021

The stalemate in negotiations on Serbia’s accession to the European Union brings Serbia ever closer to Russia and China

Commentary: If Serbia is turned down by the EU, Belgrade may decide to turn its back on the West and ally with the East

Giancarlo Elia Valori | 27/07/2021

The New World Order: the conspiracy theory and the power of the Internet

Commentary: The internet is a breeding ground for conspiracy theories, which nowadays can influence politics and even political developments

Giancarlo Elia Valori | 25/07/2021

Oil and the new world order. China, Iran and Eurasia

Commentary: If there is another strong power can provide military security and at the same time offer sufficient funds and industrial products, all Middle East oil can be freed from the dominance of the dollar and be traded directly to meet demand

Giancarlo Elia Valori | 20/07/2021

The stages and choices of energy production from hydrogen

Commentary: Hydrogen energy is urgently needed to solve the environmental crisis, but further studies and technological developments are required

Giancarlo Elia Valori | 19/07/2021

Pandemic and climate change: two (probably interconnected) emergencies that require the search for new models of sustainable development

Commentary: The pandemic has had at least one positive side effect, namely the decrease in carbon emissions into the atmosphere. This may be an opportunity for a lasting "energy renaissance" that makes production models more consistent with the environment and, as a result, with public health

Giancarlo Elia Valori | 18/07/2021