Dossier articles from the past 3 months
Situated in the southern cone of Latin America, Argentina holds a position of significant strategic importance. With an area exceeding 2.7 million square kilometres, it is the second-largest country on the continent after Brazil. It overlooks the South Atlantic Ocean for almost five thousand kilometres and borders Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay, thus being…
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The country is a characterised by extraordinary cultural and social diversity. The Argentine population is predominantly of European origin, with approximately 85-90% of the inhabitants descending from immigrants, mainly Italians and Spaniards, who arrived between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. This makes Argentina one of the countries in…
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Argentina presents itself as a country with much potential, but held back by structural weaknesses that have limited its development for decades. The economy is formally diversified, and agriculture, industry and services contribute significantly to the GDP. However, the agri-food sector is the main driver of exports, with soy, corn and wheat constituting the backbone…
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Argentina is a federal republic with a presidential system where the President of the Nation exercises executive power and is simultaneously head of state and government. The legislative power is bicameral, with a Senate and a Chamber of Deputies, while the judiciary is formally independent, although in recent decades it has often shown signs of…
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A glance at Africa’s major intelligence agencies In the African regions, North Africa has the longest tradition of intelligence. In Egipt, The General Intelligence Service (GIS) is the main agency and one of the oldest and most influential services on the continent. Responsible for both internal and external intelligence. Among the most sensitive dossiers it…
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In many African countries, intelligence agencies are used by those who govern as a tool for social control and repression of dissent. From Kagame’s Rwanda to al-Sisi’s Egypt, the evolution of an apparatus that should serve the state and not those who hold power. It was New Year’s Eve 2014 when Patrick Karegeya, former head…
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Investments that are lower by more than half the global average, a lack of coordination and cooperation plans between the intelligence agencies of the various countries. The risk of being at the service of the political elite of the moment. Little attention to cybersecurity. We discuss this with Annette Hübschle, research director of the Global…
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The market is expected to reach $700 billion by 2050. However, cybersecurity is a growing concern, with increased attacks and significant losses in countries such as South Africa and Nigeria. Often, regimes use technologies to survey dissent. It was in January 2018 that an investigation by the French newspaper Le Monde revealed espionage activities conducted…
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President Erdoğan’s country has built a relationship of trust with many African partners, also taking advantage of their growing detachment from the West. Cooperation, investments and defence have done the rest: the Anatolian presence on the continent is increasingly relevant. Libya, Egypt and Somalia, three countries under scrutiny If there is a continent where Turkish…
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First with Sadat’s mercenaries, then with drones and economic agreements in the waters of the Mediterranean. Finally, the military support marked a turning point in the defence of Tripoli against General Haftar’s men. And now the future of the country passes through Erdoğan. A ten-year tit-for-tat with the world. This could be the summary of…
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Among all the African countries, Somalia represents the most evident example of Turkish strategy and pragmatism on the continent. The origin of the relationship between the two countries dates back to 2011, the year in which Erdoğan visited a Mogadishu devastated by famine and war with the Islamist militia al-Shabaab, the only non-African leader to…
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Turkey and Egypt are reconciling after eleven years of estrangement and controversy, which began with the Egyptian coup in 2011 that overthrew the Muslim Brotherhood and installed the current president. The reasons for the reconciliation can be read on the regional agendas of the two governments: from Libya to Palestine, passing through Syria. An alliance…
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Nigerian ecofeminist Adenike Titilope Oladosu is the founder of I Lead Climate Action, an initiative aimed at empowering women and youth to combat climate change.…
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Once upon a time, the crocodile was king of the animals. He was holding court one day. He sat majestically on his throne as he received…
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Coming from five continents, 270 young people belonging to the Comboni Youth Movement gathered in Rome (24th July – 4th August 2025) to celebrate the Jubilee.…
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