2 Oct 2023

Littoral Combat Ships. A cautionary tale (and an opportunity for Italian industry)

Di Enrico Petrucci|2023-10-02T08:53:30+02:002 October 2023|Categorie: Commenti e opinioni, Guerra e Difesa|Tag: , , , , , , , |0 Commenti

The U.S. Navy is grappling with a series of problems with its latest generation of ships, some of which will be decommissioned. An instructive story of applied technology and an opportunity for established entities such as Italy's Fincantieri.

30 Sep 2023

The KGB: 37 years of intrigues and conspiracies

Di Gabriele Faggioni|2023-09-30T23:57:39+02:0030 September 2023|Categorie: Commenti e opinioni, Guerra e Difesa|Tag: , , , , , , , , , |0 Commenti

The State Security Commissariat (better known as the KGB) was founded in 1954. For 37 years it was the USSR's best-known secret service; but it was disbanded shortly after the failed coup against Gorbačëv in the summer of 1991 involving senior KGB leaders.

22 Sep 2023

The Making of Consensus in the Age of TikTok

Di Emanuel Pietrobon|2023-09-22T21:40:30+02:0022 September 2023|Categorie: Commenti e opinioni, Guerra e Difesa, Uncategorized|Tag: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Commenti

China has realized the infinite potential of influencers, the opinion makers of the new generation, enlisting them in its two-headed struggle for global hegemony: nationalization of the masses at home, social meltdown in and around the West.

19 Sep 2023

CALL FOR PAPERS - Defence

Di Centro Studi Machiavelli|2023-09-19T15:14:27+02:0019 September 2023|Categorie: Commenti e opinioni, Guerra e Difesa|Tag: |0 Commenti

The Machiavelli Center for Political and Strategic Studies, in order to fulfill its own mission of promoting public policies inspired by traditional principles, invites proposals for papers, to be published in our editorial series, on the subject of Defense.

20 Aug 2023

One General's book is making Italy debate

Di Daniele Scalea|2023-08-20T11:49:16+02:0020 August 2023|Categorie: Commenti e opinioni, Guerra e Difesa|Tag: , , , , |176 Commenti

General Roberto Vannacci's book, "The World Upside Down," has become the publishing case of the summer. Here's what's really in it and why it's a test of conservatives' ability to break out of the "permitted discourse" set by the Left.

14 Jul 2023

Toward the "NATO seas": a strategy for Baltic and Kara Deniz

Di Lorenzo Somigli|2023-07-14T12:26:19+02:0014 July 2023|Categorie: Commenti e opinioni, Guerra e Difesa|Tag: , , , , , , , , , |0 Commenti

With the inclusion of Sweden and Finland and Erdogan's more recent political turns in Turkey, NATO is preparing to close the anti-Russian cordon from Baltic to Black Sea: a geopolitical move rooted in the political and historical realities of the territories involved.

8 Apr 2023

Italian war heroes lands in theaters. With uninspiring results

Di Daniele Scalea|2023-04-08T08:44:59+02:008 April 2023|Categorie: Commenti e opinioni, Guerra e Difesa|Tag: , , , , , , , , , , , |4 Commenti

The year 2023 is to see the release of no less than two Italian movies dedicated to as many gold medals for military valor. Is this good news? A sign that Italy is starting to pay tribute to its heroes again, to celebrate patriotism and military virtue?

14 Dec 2022

Nuclear weapons: how China is preparing to overtake the U.S.

Di Patty Jane Geller|2022-12-14T10:44:19+01:0014 December 2022|Categorie: Commenti e opinioni, Guerra e Difesa|Tag: , , , , |0 Commenti

A Chinese advantage in capacity to produce warheads provides President Xi Jinping a path to nuclear superiority, should he choose to pursue it. The U.S., for its part, would have few options to respond if China decided to continue building beyond 1,500 warheads.

11 Aug 2022

New fighters to Poland: the South Korean FA-50 preferred over the Leonardo M-346

Di Enrico Petrucci|2022-08-11T10:16:03+02:0011 August 2022|Categorie: Commenti e opinioni, Guerra e Difesa|Tag: , , , , , |0 Commenti

In late July Poland signed a contract with South Korea for the supply of 48 KAI FA-50 combat aircraft. Supply for which our own Leonardo M-346 in its fighter variant was also on the line.

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