democracy In Francophone West Africa, democracy continues to backslide by Ornella Moderan,* Independent Researcher, Bamako, Mali West Africa’s democracy crisis runs deeper than military coups. On this year’s International Day of Democracy, 15 September, there isn’t ⋙
Turkey Diplomacy, legacies and weapons: How is Turkish foreign policy towards Africa changing by Akram Kharief* Turkey’s engagement in Africa has experienced a significant change in the last decade, most notably in North Africa. Turkey features a more assertive presence across the ⋙
geopolitics Back to the beginning? Discussing the return of Geopolitics in IR by Antonina Kseinova, Federica Pizzo, Felix Jahn. The Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (SSSA) and the Italian Standing Group of International Relations (SGRI) welcomed the new year with the ⋙
Conferences Africa (No) News: how the media forgot a continent during the Covid-19 emergency by COSPE The under-representation of Africa in the Italian media catches the eye even more today, during the COVID-19 emergency. The absence of Africa from Italian primetime TV news, already ⋙
Field Ukraine’s women at arms by Guntaj Mirzayev. Seven years into the war in Donbass, Ukraine is undergoing reforms in its security and defense sectors, also for what concerns women’s participation in the military. ⋙
cybersphere The fight against coronavirus expands to cyberspace by Veronica Maiello While the global physical threat represented by the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be widely acknowledged, another, unphysical, threat rises on the horizon of our vulnerabilities – and it ⋙
Debate North Korean Security Amidst Stability and Threats by Giorgio Falchi, Antonella Lena, Michela Masciocchi, Roberto Talenti Much has been said on the current leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un: a crazy rocket man or a genius, a ⋙
Debate Migration management and the death of an Iraqi child in Bolzano: a conversation with senator Francesco Palermo By Mattia Farris, Beatrice Autelli, Claudia Knering, and Alessia Muzzin - The wealthy Italian province of Bolzano/South Tyrol was already known to the international community for the political division ⋙
Niger Drone warfare in Niger By Dominic James Stanley, Ginevra Fontana, and Angelantonio Duraccio The death of four American and five Nigerien soldiers in north-western Niger, along with France seeking authorisation to arm its remotely ⋙
