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New Zealand’s Multilateralism Does not Exclude China

With BRI, New Zealand will examine options to use the project not just to deepen ties with China, but also to deepen ties with other countries along the BRI “spoke” where it is located.

War By Another Name? The ‘Urban Turn’ in 21st Century Violence

In the early twenty-first century, as inter-state war appeared to decline in frequency, new forms and discourses of ‘war’ took prominence, epitomised by the ‘War on Terror’ and the ‘War on Drugs.’ For some critics, the use of the term ‘war’ in these contexts was deeply problematic.

China and the Middle East: Growing Influence and Divergent Perceptions

A little more than four years have passed since President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Within the framework of the BRI, the Middle East and the entire Mediterranean region — the geopolitical construct composed of South Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East — have become central to China’s foreign policy.

The India–China Tango in Southeast Asia

While objecting strongly to New Delhi joining ASEAN, Beijing keeps a close eye on India’s deepening ties with bloc members and with oil and gas exploration drives in the littoral states of the South China Sea.

La frontiera urbana della sicurezza

[IT] Più della metà della popolazione mondiale vive oggi in contesti urbani. Entro il 2030 due persone su tre vivranno in centri metropolitani, mentre entro il 2050 questo rapporto salirà a tre persone su quattro. Sotto la spinta di un’urbanizzazione senza precedenti, le città stanno emergendo come crocevia politici, economici e culturali, e ridefinendo le agende internazionali di sviluppo e sicurezza.

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