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News & Analysis | June 2025

How and why Qatar has emerged as a leading peace broker in Africa.

In recent years, Qatar has emerged as a significant peace broker in Africa, reflecting a growing Gulf involvement in the continent's economy and politics. Sycophants praise the emirate as a soft power with no hidden agenda. However, the reality is not always so rosy. On…

Dossier

The Mediterranean Sea. Winds of instability.

The global scenario as we have known it for the last thirty years is undergoing a period of inexorable change, the effects of which can be seen in the geopolitical turmoil affecting the various chessboards. The Mediterranean Sea, while continuing to acquire an ever-greater geo-economic centrality, the centre of interests of the major global powers, constitutes a…

The Mediterranean Sea. A Liquid Border.

In addition to the economic ferment connected to the opportunities of maritime and land trade, the Mediterranean is currently witnessing one of the most decisive games related to security, a factor that connects the economic and social interests of the entire planet. In some countries - such as Israel and Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Greece, Egypt, Turkey…

The Mediterranean Sea. Friendshoring.

The Houthi attacks, in addition to accelerating the contemporary processes of nearshoring and friendshoring of production chains, resulting in the creation of new value chains based on proximity to ensure greater security, are accelerating the processes of identifying alternative land corridors, with the Mediterranean as their final destination. This need is also driven by geopolitical reasons aimed at…

The Mediterranean Sea. Global Challenges.

The phenomenon of the territorialisation of the Seas has not spared the Mediterranean area, which is increasingly restricted and at risk of crisis, with areas of high seas drastically reduced. This situation becomes even more evident in the eastern part of the basin, which is characterised by the high level of conflict determined by the management of…

Churches

Pope Leo XIV and the Missionary and Synodal…

The search for peace, justice and truth. These will be the guiding…

Reflection. Leo XIV: Mission & Grace.

In the conclave, the Cardinals were choosing a person, not a nationality,…

Witnesses of Jubilee. Sr. Dorothy Stang. A message…

Twenty years ago, on February 12, 2005, Brazil was shocked by the…

World Communications Day. Hope Comes from Action.

This year, World Communications Day will be celebrated on June 1st, with…

Culture

Papaya. Orange-coloured richness.

Sweet, rich in properties, and relatively easy to grow. A fruit…

Music. Salif Kaita. Sounds in a Room.

So Kono, “in the room”, the latest effort by 75-year-old Salif…

Kenya. Pökot, the Parpara Ceremony.

The Pökot are a Nilotic people. They live in Western Kenya,…

The Giraffe. The Queen of the Savannah.

Lessons, strategies, and curiosities. What we know about the giraffe, the…

Opinion & Comment

China. The soft use of hard military power.

In recent years, Beijing’s international posture has significantly transformed, with greater emphasis on defending its geoeconomic…

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India and Pakistan. It was not a surprise; it was…

On 7 May, at 01:05 a.m. local time, the Indian Armed Forces carried out a limited…

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Advocacy

Semia Gharbi. Fighting against eco-mafias.

She played a key role in a campaign that challenged a corrupt waste trafficking scheme between Italy and Tunisia, resulting in the return of 6,000…

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Baobab

The swallow brings the summer.

The Black and white swallow flew high up in the clear, blue sky, wheeling and diving, his fast, pointed wings carrying him at a great speed. Swallow…

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Youth & Mission

Pope Leo and the Youth.

Welcoming, listening and guiding. Some characteristics of Pope Leo with the youth During the years when Father Robert Francis Prevost was pastor of the church of Our…

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