Reading time: 7 minutes This week we focus on the international response to the Israel-Hamas conflict. In other news, Pakistan is planning to start mass deportation of undocumented Afghans, China and US reportedly agree [ … ]
Monday Briefing 16/10/2023
Reading time: 7 minutes This week we focus on the results of the Polish elections, which in all likelihood could point to one of the most consequential European political turnarounds of recent years. In [ … ]
Monday Briefing 9/10/2023
Reading time: 6 minutes This week we seek to understand the recent and unprecedented large-scale offensive launched by Palestinian militant groups in Israel on Saturday. In other news, a 6.3 magnitude devastating earthquake hits [ … ]
Monday Briefing 2/10/2023
Reading time: 6 minutes This week we focus on the results of the Slovak parliamentary election. In other news, the White House warns of “unprecedented” Serbian troop buildup on the Kosovo border and the [ … ]
Monday Briefing 25/09/2023
Reading time: 7 minutes This week we wade through recent developments in the war in Ukraine, in particular Zelenskiy’s address at the UN general assembly. In other news, India-Canada row over Sikh killing causes [ … ]
Monday Briefing 18/09/2023
Reading time: 9 minutes In the first Monday Briefing of the semester, we look at the implications of Kim Jong-un’s visit to Russia. In other news this week, deadly natural disasters have hit Lybia [ … ]
Monday Briefing 15/05/2023
Reading time: 8 minutes In the last Monday Briefing of the semester we turn the spotlight on Turkey’s presidential election. In other news, Serbia takes on an unprecedented campaign to disarm the country after [ … ]
Monday Briefing 08/05/2023
Reading time: 9 minutes This week’s Monday Briefing turns the spotlight on the upcoming WWII Victory Day celebrations in Russia and Ukraine. In other news: the WHO announces the end of the Covid-19 emergency, [ … ]
Monday Briefing 01/05/2023
Reading time: 7 minutes This week’s Monday Briefing turns the spotlight on the Xi-Zelensky phone call. In other news, Israel’s Remembrance Day is marked by political tensions, at least 55 people have drowned after [ … ]
Monday Briefing 24/04/2023
Reading time: 9 minutes This week’s Monday Briefing turns the spotlight on the Fox News v Dominion settlement. Some Bocconi students share with us how they celebrate Eid al-Fitr in their respective countries, and [ … ]