Transatlantico

In the European Union, pursuing the “ecological transition” that aims to bring the continent to zero emissions by 2050 means issuing new rules for various sectors of the economies of Member States, one of which regards the recycling and reuse of materials such as plastic and aluminum. EU regulations set short and long-term goals, with […]

Riportiamo un articolo del 23 marzo 2020, nei primi giorni della pandemia, che fa un raffronto tra i sistemi sanitari degli Stati Uniti e dell’Italia. During the March 15 Democratic presidential debate between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, moderator Jake Tapper of CNN asked how to avoid a situation like that in Italy, where in […]

– by Paolo Balmas – Chinese GDP grew by 4.5% in the first quarter of 2023 on an annual basis, and by 2.2% on a quarterly basis. Once again, the results of the Chinese government’s economic management have surpassed the expectations of economists around the world, including those who participated in the Reuters survey, which […]

Article published on Aspenia online – by Andrew Spannaus – Italy is no stranger to criticism when it comes to perceptions of the country’s economy: Italian businesses are too small and family-controlled, its financial markets are poorly developed, and as a result Italy cannot keep up with the changes brought about by globalization. These are […]

The difficulty for Western media in interpreting political phenomena that do not fit into their own political-cultural worldview continues. For years, there has been an inability to understand the Trump phenomenon in the United States, as well as the success of other “populist” movements in Europe, failing to recognize the underlying socio-economic processes that often […]

– by Paolo Balmas – leggi l’articolo in italiano qui In a recent article published by the bimonthly journal Qiushi, which covers the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) economic and political theories, it is stated that large state-owned enterprises are the backbone of China’s economy and that they must be strengthened and expanded while remaining state-owned. […]

The European Commission has presented its proposal to reform the Stability and Growth Pact after months of discussions among the member state governments. Time is running out to reach an agreement, as the Pact, which sets specific limits on deficits and debt, is expected to come back into force in 2024, after its suspension in […]

What a difference a year makes. In the spring of 2021, Joe Biden was seeking to further expand government spending with both direct aid to the population and long-term investment, aiming to have an impact in line with former presidents such as Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson. He had de facto embraced the marked turn, […]

One month after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden went to Europe seeking to maintain unity in the transatlantic response to the war, managing the difficult task of escalating without approaching the line that could trigger a direct conflict between NATO and Russia. It is a balancing act that the […]

The divisions in American society have grown to record levels in recent years, the result of a process of polarization that has taken place faster than in other democracies. We have heard a lot about “populism,” “tribalism,” and in general the notion that cooperation across different groups is becoming impossible. In US politics, personal attacks, demonization, […]