Russia: from the ruble to Western sanctions — Are sanctions against Moscow really working? Why is the ruble getting stronger? There are many questions that can be asked today, trying to analyze the economic and geopolitical situation that is currently taking hold. However, one particular event caught my attention. On 11 March it took 120 rubles to buy…

Living my student life — It’s June. Being a university student in Italy, it’s exam month. Spare time is thus very short and the days pass on the books. However, even in the darkest days, it is necessary to find some beauty, even if it is hidden. That’s why I decided to share with you some poems I recently…

The recent intervention by the European Court of Human Rights — In extremis, last night, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) blocked a plane from the United Kingdom to Rwanda, whose aim was of transferring a group of asylum seekers to the African country. This is a setback for the UK, which still boasts of having abandoned European rules following…

Let’s easily analyze ECB monetary policy and its consequences — For the first time in 10 years, the European Central Bank has announced a rise in interest rates in order to combat inflation. It is the consequent reaction to the long period of price increases, produced or aggravated by the war in Ukraine, which mainly concern the goods that Europe…

The new European directive — The European Union has finally reached an agreement on the minimum wage. The proposal for a provision on this topic began two years ago at the initiative of the European Commission, but only today, after a marton negotiation started at 19 pm yesterday -Monday 6 June- and ended this morning…

What Vladimir Putin has proposed to the head of the African Union Macky Sall — On Friday 3 June, the head of the African Union, Macky Sall, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Russian city of Sochi, in order to plead the continent’s fears about the food crisis that seems to be on the verge of unleashing worldwide. …

Why was it so hard to find a deal? — After more than a month of difficult negotiations, on the night between Monday 30 May and Tuesday 31 May, the leaders of the 27 countries of the European Union finally found an agreement on the sixth package of sanctions against Moscow, containing the much discussed embargo on Russian oil. This…

The Global Security Initiative and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework — After the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, it seems that the United States and China are increasingly trying to define new geopolitical arrangements, dividing the world again into two blocs. On the one hand, Washington keeps its role as the leader of the political-military coalition supporting the Ukrainian resistance…

The opposition of Ankara — NATO is expanding. Sweden and Finland have already announced their willingness to join the Atlantic Alliance. However, important opposition comes from Turkey, so the specter of a Turkish veto on the accession of Helsinki and Stockholm hovers over the new negotiations. Indeed, Turkish President Recep Erdogan has already stated several…