Giancarlo Elia Valori

In the midst of growing tension between the North and South Korea, Prof. Giancarlo Elia Valori considers the option of a Korean reunification and analyzes the geopolitical aspects of such a move. Opinion

Prof. Giancarlo Elia Valori discusses how the West could oppose the new strategic North Korean posture, which is developing its non-conventional technologies along three directions: the dual space technology, submarine nuclear missiles, and the ground handling of mobile launching bases. Opinion

Prof. Giancarlo Elia Valori argues that the US-North Korea confrontation can never be interpreted in bilateral terms. In his view, the real issue lies in the strategic relationship between China, the Russian Federation, Iran, and North Korea. Opinion

The attack perpetrated in St. Petersburg is designed to "punish" Russia for its engagement in the war in Syria, as well as to show that Putin's strategy of fighting ISIS in Syria to avoid terrorists returning to Russia has failed. Opinion

The probable reduced US interest in European defense, combined with a possible series of tensions with the Russian Federation, make it necessary to rethink the European nuclear arsenal and the whole Eurasian defense doctrine. Opinion

A new distribution of the strategic, geoeconomic, military and political potentials is currently taking place. Unless we orient these new mechanisms towards a peaceful and stable development of the world market, our global system will collapse. Opinion

As the United States continues its withdrawal from the Middle East system, Israel is becoming the point of reference for both Russia and the Sunni world. Prof. Giancarlo Elia Valori discusses the current map of interests in the Greater Middle East. Opinion

North Korea's latest missile launch could be regarded as an attempt to enter the global market from a position of power, after demonstrating strategic and military autonomy to key regional actors. Prof. Giancarlo Elia Valori analyzes the DPRK's aspirations