LABORATORIO DI RICERCA COMPLESSA / COMPLEX RESEARCH LABORATORY
Daily from global think tanks
(the analyzes here recalled do not necessarily correspond to the geostrategic thinking of The Global Eye)
Artificial Intelligence
Sabrina Feng, Joanna Bouckaert, Luna Rohland (World Economic Forum) write that generative artificial intelligence offers organizations enormous potential but also carries risks. Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) will play a critical role in defining the concrete business case for the technology, articulating its risks and challenges, and defining key performance indicators that will drive targeted solutions
How businesses can unlock the potential of generative AI | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)
China
Sunny Cheung (The Jamestown Foundation) writes that, on November 24, 2023, DAMO Academy, Alibaba’s research division, unveiled three revolutionary processors based on the open source RISC-V architecture. The Xuantie C920, Xuantie C907 and Xuantie R910 processors promise to accelerate the application of RISC-V technology in diverse industries, from autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence to enterprise hard drives and network communications
Examining China’s Grand Strategy For RISC-V – Jamestown
Climate Action
1 – Landon Derentz (Atlantic Council) writes that COP28 in Dubai, in addition to the change of pace on fossil fuels, will be remembered for its efforts to promote an inclusive platform to public and private actions that reduce global emissions
COP28’s legacy will be measured by emissions reduction, not ‘historic’ text – Atlantic Council
2 – Experts from Brookings think tank comment on the results of COP28 in Dubai
The successes and failures of COP28 | Brookings
3 – Edward Leo Davey (World Resources Institute) writes that there are crucial interconnections between food systems and climate. Food and land use determine a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Food systems around the world are particularly vulnerable to drought, floods, extreme heat and other growing impacts of climate change. The issue is particularly critical in many developing countries. At COP28, food was placed at the center of climate efforts, with at least six noteworthy results: 159 Countries Signed the COP28 UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action; food appeared in the Global Stocktake and Global Goal on Adaptation; the Alliance of Champions for Food Systems Transformation was launched; FAO released its Global Roadmap for Sustainable Food Systems; non-state actors committed to act on food systems; more finance was promised for food systems solutions
6 Food Breakthroughs at COP28 — and What Comes Next | World Resources Institute (wri.org)
4 – Dan Lashof (World Resources Institute) writes about the unsustainable contradiction of the USA which cannot simultaneously be the largest producer of oil and gas and a global leader in climate action
The US Cannot Be a Climate Leader and Lead Emitter | World Resources Institute (wri.org)
5 – Gerrit Hansen, Romy Chevallier, Alex Benkenstein, Mohamed Abdelraouf (Council of Councils) analyze COP28 in Dubai as a summit with mixed results
COP28: Significant Progress but Disappointing Ambition | Council of Councils (cfr.org)
European Union – China
Tobias Gehrke, Filip Medunic (European Council on Foreign Relations) write that electric vehicles represent a sensitive challenge in relations between the European Union and China. The EU, compared to Beijing, needs a broader strategy that goes beyond tariffs and that strategically uses its interdependencies with other emerging economies and uses security tools to limit critical dependencies
High-voltage trade: How Europe should fight the electric vehicle wars | ECFR
European Union – Ukraine
Experts from the Atlantic Council think tank write about the European Council’s decision to open EU accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova (and to grant candidate status to Georgia). At the same time, Hungary has blocked Kiev’s proposed fifty-billion-euro EU aid package as Russia continues its war
Humanitarian Action
Anna Bjerde, Filippo Grandi (World Economic Forum) write that, with respect to refugee crises, emergency humanitarian responses are not sufficient: a medium-term approach is needed. This involves changing the way we think about refugees and working to integrate them into host communities
It’s time to change the way we support refugees – UNHCR | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)
India
Ghulam Omar Qargha, Chandni Chopra, Rachel Dyl, Srinidhi Lakshmanan (Brookings) write that the remnants of British colonialism have profoundly shaped the trajectory of policies and reforms in Indian education. We need to decolonize the Indian education system to ensure equitable access, inclusion and quality education for all Indian children
A call for contextualized pedagogy | Brookings
Near East
David Alibertiand, Daniel Byman (Center for Strategic & International Studies) write that, after Netanyahu’s statements on the need to destroy Hamas, US President Biden agreed that Hamas must be eliminated completely, as did various Republican presidential candidates. Understandably, after the killing of 1,200 people, the Israeli government is at war, with the Israeli people demanding that the threat of Hamas be eliminated once and for all. But what could this mean in practice?
What Does Destroying Hamas Mean? (csis.org)
- BRICS. Un libro oltre la retorica / BRICS. A book beyond rhetoric (Diplomacy & International Relations – M.E.)
- Generazione STEM e Umanesimo digitale / STEM generation and digital Humanism (Intersections – Marzia Giglioli)
- It is strategic competition for critical materials. Interview with Marina Zhang (University of Technology, Sidney)
- Ucraina nella UE. Un ‘escamotage’ apre la strada all’adesione / Ukraine in the EU. An ‘escamotage’ paves the way for membership (Diplomacy & International Relations – Carlo Rebecchi)
- Il ‘dopo’ Dubai. In Messico i primi migranti climatici / The ‘after’ Dubai. The first climate migrants in Mexico (Climate Action – Marzia Giglioli)
- Per un lavoro comune e complesso nella pace / For a common and complex work in peace (Complex Research – Marco Emanuele)
- COP28. E’ comunque l’inizio della fine per i combustibili fossili / COP28. However, it is the beginning of the end for fossil fuels (Climate Action – Marzia Giglioli)
- Pace. Dal compromesso alla mediazione / Peace. From compromise to mediation (Complex Research – Marco Emanuele)
- La profonda complessità della pace / The profound complexity of peace (Complex Research – Marco Emanuele)
- L’intelligenza artificiale e l’economia globale / Artificial intelligence and the global economy (Intersections – Marzia Giglioli)
- La Cina, i Talebani e il rame di Aynak / China, the Taliban and Aynak copper (Diplomacy & International Relations – Carlo Rebecchi)
- Scuole e università: nel profondo del conflitto / Schools and universities: in the depths of the conflict (Intersections – Marzia Giglioli)
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