Countering money laundering has long been a topic of high public and expert importance, since the phenomenon has multi-vector effects: it impacts the country’s economy and security and may also exert significant influence on political processes. Nevertheless, in-depth analyses on the subject are rare. The reason is that, the private sector often perceives measures in […]
The food system encompasses all the activities related to the production, processing, transportation, and consumption of food, from the farm to the consumer’s table. It also includes issues such as governance, the economy, food production along the value chain, and its overall sustainability. Additionally, the food system accounts for the extent to which food is […]
Africa is now clearly the continent with the highest population growth. In the context of the demographic crisis affecting much of the rest of the world—particularly Europe and Asia—the influence of its countries is set to increase. How will Africa’s population expansion change the world and the continent itself? The demographic crisis has not spared […]
Over the past decade, we have witnessed one of the most significant shifts in the tectonic plates of international relations. It is linked to the resurgence of American foreign policy attention towards the Southeast Asia region, from the so-called “pivot to Asia” under Barack Obama, the revival of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) during Donald […]
The 21st century was meant to be Asian. Actually, if you look and listen closely enough, it was expected to be Chinese. The 2008 financial crisis generated an opportunity for Chinese narrative-makers to spin a riposte declaring that in Asia, contrary to Western insistence, events never amounted to a crisis and only affected a declining […]