Washington is proposing a dedicated free trade area for critical minerals among allies to secure supply chains and reduce dependence on China, while partners — including...
Technology and Security
Pro-Russian hackers escalated political pressure on Italy by targeting Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani online, while claiming responsibility for cyberattacks linked to...
Economic security is national security. Today, technological leadership depends on securing and shaping critical mineral value chains, essential for defense, clean...
An op-ed published in The Standard of Nairobi marks a shift in Italy’s Mattei Plan from political framing to concrete implementation. At its core: artificial...
Italy is positioning itself at the core of the EU’s emerging strategy on critical raw materials, as Brussels moves toward joint stockpiling to reduce dependence on China...
Italy has been placed on the short list to host one of Europe’s first two strategic storage centres for critical raw materials, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso announced...
Italy is framing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education as a matter of national security, economic competitiveness, and strategic autonomy...
Italy is stepping into the strategic debate on critical minerals as a political and industrial stakeholder, not merely a participant. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani’s...
As foreign ministers and senior officials gather in Washington this week for the first Critical Minerals Summit, the United States is making explicit what has long been...
21st-century national security is inseparable from economic and industrial security, highlighting the gap between traditional strategic thinking and the realities of...


