The Global Eye’s geostrategic magazine comprises two macro-sections: systemic sustainability and worlds (geostrategies).
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SYSTEMIC SUSTAINABILITY
CLIMATE IMPACT & ACTION – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – SDGs
(1) Elisabet Aylwin, Peter Veit, Alberto Pallecchi e Carrick Reddin (World Resources Institute) scrivono del ruolo importante che le organizzazioni religiose svolgono, in molte parti del mondo, per il ripristino delle foreste
Elisabet Aylwin, Peter Veit, Alberto Pallecchi and Carrick Reddin (World Resources Institute) write about the important role that religious organisations play in many parts of the world in restoring forests
How Faith Organizations Are Restoring the World’s Forests | World Resources Institute (wri.org)
(2) Daniel Quiggin e Tim Benton (Chatham House) scrivono dell’obiettivo di limitare l’aumento della temperatura globale a 1,5°C e considerano che la politica dell’Accordo di Parigi potrebbe essere fortemente problematizzata dalla richiesta dei cittadini di un cambiamento trasformativo. A tal punto, i Paesi dovrebbero competere per decarbonizzarsi più velocemente. In tal caso, sarà necessario un nuovo piano d’azione
Daniel Quiggin and Tim Benton (Chatham House) write about the goal of limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5°C and consider that the politics of the Paris Agreement could be severely problematised by citizens’ demands for transformative change. At that point, countries would have to compete to decarbonise faster. In that case, a new action plan will be needed
(3) Jacob Taylor (Brookings) scrive del ruolo delle università nell’avviare la seconda parte dell’azione globale sugli SDGs: occorre implementarli nell’attività accademica per la decisione locale
Jacob Taylor (Brookings) writes about the role of universities in initiating the second part of the global action on the SDGs: they need to be implemented in academic work for local decision-making
University action on the SDGs: 5 lessons from 17 Rooms-U experiments | Brookings
GLOBAL THREATS
‘The threat spectrum’ by ASPI The Strategist
The threat spectrum | The Strategist (aspistrategist.org.au)
WORLDS (GEOSTRATEGIES)
ASEAN
Euan Graham (ASPI The Strategist) descrive le difficoltà dell’ASEAN a esistere come piattaforma comune. Molte sono le differenze strategiche tra i Paesi membri, soprattutto rispetto ai rapporti con Pechino
Euan Graham (ASPI The Strategist) describes ASEAN’s difficulties in existing as a common platform. There are many strategic differences between the member countries, especially with regard to relations with Beijing
ASEAN summits overshadowed by absences and a map | The Strategist (aspistrategist.org.au)
ETHIOPIA – HORN OF AFRICA
Abel Abate Demissie (Chatham House) scrive delle possibilità per l’Etiopia di sfruttare le sue relazioni esterne nel Corno d’Africa per rafforzare i meccanismi di mediazione regionale e garantire una pace sostanziale e sostenibile nel nord del Paese, come concordato a Pretoria
Abel Abbot Demissie (Chatham House) writes about the possibilities for Ethiopia to use its external relations in the Horn of Africa to strengthen regional mediation mechanisms and secure substantial and sustainable peace in the north of the country, as agreed in Pretoria
INDIA – CHINA
Ankit Tiwari e Sidharth Raimedhi (Lowy The Interpreter) scrivono a proposito delle difficili relazioni tra India e Cina, particolarmente per le questioni di confine, e sulle conseguenze geostrategiche che tali difficoltà avranno sulle alleanze di Nuova Delhi e sugli esiti del G20
Ankit Tiwari and Sidharth Raimedhi (Lowy The Interpreter) write about the difficult relations between India and China, particularly over border issues, and the geostrategic consequences these difficulties will have on New Delhi’s alliances and the outcome of the G20
Ahead of G20, India-China reconciliation fails to launch | Lowy Institute
INDIA – G20
(1) Sanya Dhingra (Lowy The Interpreter) scrive dell’impianto ideologico nazionalista che caratterizza l’India, il Vishwa Guru, e il ruolo del vertice G20
Sanya Dhingra (Lowy The Interpreter) writes about India’s nationalist ideological framework, the Vishwa Guru, and the role of the G20 summit
The G20 spectacle and the domestic imperatives of Modi’s global ambitions | Lowy Institute
(2) Chietigj Bajpaee (Chatham House) scrive del G20 a Presidenza indiana come una opportunità per Nuova Delhi. Ma, secondo Bajpaee, il vertice mostrerà anche le difficoltà dell’India di mantenere l’autonomia strategica in un mondo fortemente polarizzato
Chietigj Bajpaee (Chatham House) writes of the Indian G20 Presidency as an opportunity for New Delhi. But, according to Bajpaee, the summit will also show India’s difficulties in maintaining strategic autonomy in a highly polarised world
IRAN
(1) The daily report from The Institute for the Study of War
Iran Update, September 8, 2023 | Institute for the Study of War (understandingwar.org)
(2) Holly Dagres (Atlantic Council) scrive delle proteste in corso in Iran da molti anni e riporta l’opinione dello storico Ali Ansari secondo il quale il Paese si trova ad un punto critico, dentro una tempesta perfetta (politica, economica, ecologica)
Holly Dagres (Atlantic Council) writes about the protests that have been going on in Iran for many years and reports the opinion of historian Ali Ansari that the country is at a critical point, inside a perfect storm (political, economic, ecological)
Iran will never go back to the way it was – Atlantic Council
RUSSIA
Karel Svoboda, Giangiuseppe Pili e Jack Crawford (RUSI) scrivono della difficile situazione economica in Russia. Gli autori sottolineano come la strategia interna di Putin ricordi il ‘contratto sociale’ di Leonid Brezhnev che voleva garantire un relativo benessere ai cittadini in cambio della loro apatia politica
Karel Svoboda, Giangiuseppe Pili and Jack Crawford (RUSI) write about the difficult economic situation in Russia. The authors point out how Putin’s domestic strategy is reminiscent of Leonid Brezhnev’s ‘social contract’ that sought to guarantee relative prosperity for citizens in exchange for their political apathy
SALAFI – JIHADI MOVEMENT
The weekly update from The Institute for the Study of War
SAUDI ARABIA – USA
Jane Nakano (Center for International & Strategic Studies) scrive dell’interesse dell’Arabia Saudita nello sviluppare energia nucleare acquisendo tecnologie da diversi Paesi. Il dibattito è vivo negli Stati Uniti, anche rispetto alla posizione di Israele. Intanto, l’interesse saudita è diventato fattore geopolitico e diversi player sono in campo
Jane Nakano (Center for International & Strategic Studies) writes about Saudi Arabia’s interest in developing nuclear energy by acquiring technologies from different countries. The debate is alive in the United States, also with respect to Israel’s position. Meanwhile, Saudi interest has become a geopolitical factor and several players are in the field
The Saudi Request for U.S. Nuclear Cooperation and Its Geopolitical Quandaries (csis.org)
SUDAN – HORN OF AFRICA
In un podcast per Crisis Group, Alan Boswell parla con Annette Weber, rappresentante speciale dell’UE per il Corno d’Africa, di diplomazia e pacificazione nella regione. Particolare attenzione è posta al conflitto in Sudan e alle prospettive di risoluzione coinvolgendo i civili nonché alla situazione in Darfur
In a podcast for Crisis Group, Alan Boswell talks to Annette Weber, EU Special Representative for the Horn of Africa, about diplomacy and peace building in the region. Particular attention is paid to the conflict in Sudan and the prospects for resolution involving civilians as well as the situation in Darfur
Discussing Sudan and Regional Diplomacy with the EU’s Annette Weber | Crisis Group
WAR IN UKRAINE
The daily report from The Institute for the Study of War
