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Jun 9, 2026, 10:28 AM

Global trade isn’t fragmenting. It’s being rewired

For much of the past decade, debates about the future of globalisation have been dominated by predictions of fragmentation. Trade wars, sanctions, geopolitical rivalry, supply-chain disruptions and economic nationalism have all reinforced the perception that the world economy is...

Jun 7, 2026, 2:25 PM

The new strategic resource in AI is speed

For years, the artificial intelligence race was defined by a simple question: who could build the most powerful model. Increasingly, a different question is emerging: who can move the fastest? That reality was underscored this week when US President Donald...

Jun 2, 2026, 2:43 PM

The Whole-of-Society Era

In a message published by Decode39 on the occasion of Italy’s Republic Day, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, paid tribute to the Italian Armed Forces and to the bond connecting the military, democratic institutions...

Jun 1, 2026, 7:17 PM

The Middle East’s age of permanent instability

For years, policymakers, investors and businesses approached Middle Eastern crises with a common assumption: however severe the escalation, stability would eventually return. That assumption is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. Just as Washington and Tehran appeared to be searching for...

May 11, 2026, 2:32 PM

AI, Hantavirus and the New Health Security

The hantavirus outbreak linked to infections aboard the MV Hondius, which arrived in the Canary Islands after several passengers were reported ill, does not necessarily point to the beginning of another Covid‑19-style global crisis. But not only because the...

Apr 28, 2026, 7:59 PM

From OPEC to AI, the UAE charts a path to strategic autonomy

The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC — announced amid heightened disruption in Gulf energy flows and a tightening global supply outlook — signals a sharper turn in Abu Dhabi’s strategic posture. The move lands as the region...

Apr 18, 2026, 5:14 PM

Just War on Iran? Trump and America’s Catholics

There are just over 50 million Catholic voters in the United States, and in the 2024 election 59 per cent of them voted for Donald Trump, compared with 39 per cent for the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. The clash...

Apr 1, 2026, 9:39 PM

Iran war, EU transition, China dominance: Europe’s energy dilemma

Five weeks into the war involving Iran, the global energy system is no longer facing a temporary disruption. It is entering a structural shift. The real risk is not that Europe moves too slowly on the energy transition, but that...

Feb 16, 2026, 5:56 PM

India reframes the global AI debate around scale and public value

As governments continue to debate the risks of artificial intelligence — from existential threats to job disruption and child safety — India is attempting to reframe the global conversation. Rather than centering primarily on long‑term systemic dangers, New Delhi...

Feb 14, 2026, 2:08 PM

US unveils Maritime Action Plan to restore sea dominance

The United States is turning the reconstruction of its maritime power into an integrated strategy of national interest, industrial policy, and economic security — aimed at restoring sea dominance as a pillar of great-power competition. Following an April 2025...

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Emanuele Rossi is an international affairs specialist focused on the Mediterranean’s global strategic interconnections. He is Diplomatic Editor at Formiche and Senior Analyst at Decode39, and contributes to international media outlets and policy think tanks