Hong Kong latest

 https://www.france24.com/en/

The G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2024/11/18-19/#:~:text=Under%20the%20motto%20'Building%20a,the%20institutions%20of%20global%20governance

https://www.gov.br/trabalho-e-emprego/pt-br/assuntos/g20-brasil-2024/g20-english-version

https://www.g20.org/en/news/the-g20-summit-has-defined-its-agenda-the-focus-will-be-on-social-inclusion-global-reform-and-sustainability

Although, even though, though, despite, in spite of

Explanation

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/contrasting-ideas-although-despite-others

https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/in-spite-despite-and-although

https://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/grammar/although-despite.html

https://www.mobberley.cheshire.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Worksheet-14.pdf

Exercises

https://iuuk.mff.cuni.cz/~andrew/EAP/Murphy_p226-7.pdf

https://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/exercises/although-despite-quiz1.html

https://www.myenglishpages.com/grammar-exercise-although/

https://www.grammarbank.com/despite-although-exercise.html#google_vignette

https://english-practice.net/english-grammar-exercises-although-though-even-though-in-spite-of-despite/#google_vignette

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/clauses-contrast-purpose-reason/2/

https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/upper-intermediate/despite-in-spite-of-although-even-though-2

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/however-although-time-connectors/

https://www.myenglishpages.com/grammar-exercise-although/

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/linking-words-contrast-exercise-1.html

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/conjunctions-connectors-exercises.html

Saudi Arabia and the BRICS+ group

https://www.google.com/search?q=saudi+arabia+hasnt+joined+BRICS&oq=saudi+arabia+hasnt+joined+BRICS&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgNGB4yCggCEAAYCBgNGB4yCggDEAAYCBgNGB4yCggEEAAYgAQYogQyCggFEAAYgAQYogTSAQoyNzQyMGowajE1qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:e76f2ce1,vid:JQVE1p6e1Iw,st:0  Saudi Arabia stays out but welcomes greater cooperation

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2576648/saudi-arabia

https://amwaj.media/article/deep-dive-saudi-arabia-and-brics-a-balancing-act

https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/se-un-brics-non-fa-primavera-143447

more on the BRICS+

https://www.claws.in/brics-vs-g7-can-they-truly-be-compared/ perhaps the basis for an essay

also good for an essay https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/10/brics-summit-emerging-middle-powers-g7-g20?lang=en

and remember https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita

more information

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2024/760368/EPRS_BRI(2024)760368_EN.pdf

https://www.statista.com/chart/33311/brics-share-of-global-gdp-and-population/

https://www.ey.com/en_in/insights/tax/economy-watch/can-brics-play-a-key-role-in-shaping-future-global-economic-policy

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-and-china-drive-shift-from-g7-to-brics-in-global-trade-dynamics-ey-report/articleshow/114806991.cms?from=mdr

Task Force Caschi blu della cultura (Unite4Heritage) to save cultural heritage nationally and abroad

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_peacekeeping

https://art-crime.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-uns-blue-helmets-for-culture.html

https://italyun.esteri.it/en/news/dalla_rappresentanza/2016/02/italy-and-unesco-create-task-force-2/

https://www.eunews.it/2016/04/20/e-italiana-la-prima-task-force-per-preservare-il-patrimonio-culturale-mondiale/

https://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/iai1715.pdf

https://www.florencedailynews.com/2017/04/03/un-culture-blue-helmets-born/

https://www.usi.ch/en/feeds/17464

https://www.carabinieri.it/chi-siamo/oggi/organizzazione/mobile-e-speciale/comando-carabinieri-per-la-tutela-del-patrimonio-culturale/task-force-caschi-blu-della-cultura

https://onuitalia.com/2022/04/01/italy-establishes-task-force-to-save-cultural-heritage-nationally-and-abroad/

https://cultura.gov.it/unite4heritage

https://heritagetribune.eu/world/fighting-art-crime-and-protecting-heritage-across-the-world-italys-blue-helmets-of-culture/

https://onuitalia.com/2023/04/27/over-80-thousand-artworks-recovered-in-2022-by-the-carabinieri-heritage-unit/

https://onuitalia.com/2023/05/02/italy-brings-the-carabinieri-command-for-cultural-heritage-protection-at-the-un-one-of-a-kind/

https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/news/in-2023-the-carabinieri-recovered-more-than-100-thousand-cultural-properties

https://www.difesa.it/eng/primo-piano/lebanon-italian-blue-helmets-identify-incendiary-devices/57326.html

https://www.kermes-restauro.it/caschi-blu-della-cultura-iniziativa-unite4heritage/

https://www.agenziacult.it/politica/caschi-blu-della-cultura-da-5-anni-a-difesa-del-patrimonio-culturale-mondiale/

Italy and the enlarged (or wider) Mediterranean

Background

https://www.affarinternazionali.it/mediterraneo-allargato-dalle-primavere-arabe-al-piano-mattei/

https://www.marina.difesa.it/EN/Conosciamoci/notizie/Documents/01_casardi_en_giugno.pdf

https://www.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ecfr-1-Crises-in-the-Mediterranean.pdf

https://www.esteri.it/mae/resource/doc/2017/12/rapporto-med-maeci-ita.pdf

also for translation practice

https://www.esteri.it/mae/resource/doc/2017/12/rapporto-med-maeci-eng.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=342337479509757

https://ciram.unimc.it/it/focus/diritto-geopolitica-mare/italia-sicurezza-spazi-marittimi/litalia-e-la-sicurezza-degli-spazi-marittimi/StrategiaMediterraneo2022.pdf

Recently

See also https://youngdip.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-red-sea-and-maritime-security.html for the Red Sea and maritime security

And https://youngdip.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-black-sea.html for the Black Sea

https://www.ispionline.it/en/publication/italys-renewed-activism-in-the-wider-mediterranean-a-bet-for-the-future-146369

https://en.difesaonline.it/geopolitica/analisi/la-teoria-del-mediterraneo-allargato-e-la-geopolitica-classica-italia

https://www.natofoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/NDCF-Italys-stabilising-role-in-the-wider-Mediterranean-Paper-Brasioli-1.pdf

https://iari.site/2024/09/30/il-ritorno-alla-multipolarita-nel-mediterraneo-limportanza-geopolitica-e-securitaria/

https://www.esteri.it/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/comunicati/2023/06/azione-politica-dellitalia-nel-mediterraneo-allargato/

https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/nato-and-southern-neighbourhood-challenges-and-opportunities-italy

https://www.federagione.org/2024/07/18/il-presidente-meloni-il-mediterraneo-e-una-priorita-senza-italia-e-libia-non-esiste/

https://www.huffingtonpost.it/blog/2024/08/13/news/il_mediterraneo_allargato_e_la_proiezione_italiana_dalle_primavere_arabe_al_piano_mattei-16687919/

https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/italy-globally-connected-mediterranean-power

https://www.ispionline.it/en/publication/rethinking-italys-enlarged-mediterranean-176932

https://www.esteri.it/en/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/aree_geografiche/mediterr_mo/

https://www.esteri.it/en/uapsds/analisi-e-programmazione/rome-med-dialogues/ and all links

https://www.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Dialogo-Diplomatico-n%C2%B0-266.pdf

https://www.geopolitica.info/la-nato-nel-mediterraneo-allargato/

Italy and the wider Mediterranean 2023-24 and earlier position papers

https://www.esteri.it/it/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/approfondimenti/2023/02/un-piano-strategico-per-la-regione-adriatico-balcanica/

https://www.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Piano-Regione-Adriatico-Balcanica_DEF-2.pdf

https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2023/01/meloni-allue-lallargamento-ai-balcani-occidentali-deve-diventare-una-priorit-88d02298-ecfe-4d43-ac93-28144c6672fe.html

https://www.cespi.it/it/eventi-attualita/dibattiti/la-ue-i-balcani-la-scommessa-dellallargamento/limpegno-dellitalia-nei

https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/il-piano-mattei-rilanciare-lafrica-policy-dellitalia-182414?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMInqCb5s-LiQMVMo2DBx3zWBkvEAAYASAAEgLF_PD_BwE

https://eccoclimate.org/it/summit-italia-africa-opportunita-e-rischi-del-piano-mattei/

https://eccoclimate.org/the-italy-africa-summit-opportunities-and-risks-of-the-mattei-plan/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFMYw0qt6vc

https://med.ispionline.it/

https://med.ispionline.it/it/

https://www.liberoquotidiano.it/news/esteri/40608651/meloni-telefona-netanyahu-attacchi-unifil-inaccettabili.html

https://www.ispionline.it/en/publication/italys-wider-mediterranean-is-it-just-about-energy-109073

https://ciram.unimc.it/it/focus/diritto-geopolitica-mare/italia-sicurezza-spazi-marittimi/litalia-e-la-sicurezza-degli-spazi-marittimi/StrategiaMediterraneo2022.pdf

https://www.geopolitica.info/strategia-sicurezza-difesa-mediterraneo/

https://www.natofoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/NDCF-Italys-stabilising-role-in-the-wider-Mediterranean-Paper-Brasioli-1.pdf

https://formiche.net/2022/06/strategia-italia-difesa-mediterraneo/#content

https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/italia-in-sahel-tra-priorita-nazionali-e-politiche-europee-135187#:~:text=Le%20forze%20italiane%20sono%20infatti,EUNAVFOR%20Somalia%2C%20EUCAP%2DSahel%2C

https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie/2023/10/04/riforma-migranti-unione-europea

https://www.ansa.it/ansamed/it/notizie/rubriche/nazioni/2023/10/06/meloni-e-il-patto-a-6-sui-migranti-altro-che-isolati_aa3d85cb-876b-4d7c-aed8-f0f64dc324c8.html

https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2023/09/vertice-med9-migranti-meloni-a-malta-senza-risposte-strutturali-tutti-quanti-verranno-travolti--516242f5-15f6-43e2-ab34-4f1f84bbe5ea.html

https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2023/09/migranti-meloni-a-malta-cerca-sponde-tra-i-paesi-del-med9-e-chiede-coesione-20504a76-6c3b-4b8e-8146-179e53591a00.html

https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/intervento-del-presidente-meloni-ai-dialoghi-sul-mediterraneo-di-roma/21174

https://www.governo.it/en/articolo/president-meloni-s-speech-rome-med-mediterranean-dialogues/21227

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/01/24/giorgia-meloni-launches-her-mediterranean-policy-in-algiers_6012947_4.html

https://www.ansa.it/nuova_europa/en/news/countries/greece/2023/08/31/meloni-mitsotakis-mediterranean-axis-for-immigration_e8017a2b-d3d1-4835-a0d8-cd5790f77909.html

https://formiche.net/2023/01/algeria-turchia-libia-mediterraneo-mezran/

https://www.ansa.it/ansamed/it/notizie/rubriche/politica/2023/01/23/meloni-ad-algeri-mediterraneo-e-strategico-per-litalia_0ef34edc-b83a-4b38-a974-4f26ee6c8614.html

https://atalayar.com/en/content/meloni-resumes-draghis-agenda-algeria-we-will-be-gas-hub-europe

https://www.governo.it/it/media/visita-del-presidente-meloni-libia/21615

https://tg24.sky.it/mondo/2023/09/09/terremoto-marocco-reazioni

https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/meloni-incontra-il-primo-ministro-dello-stato-disraele-netanyahu/22026

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/mondo/africa/2023/10/21/-meloni-a-netanyahu-combattere-antisemitismo-oggi-come-ieri-_c38deda0-97a3-4538-b943-ad07be6be64b.html

https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/meloni-ad-algeri-piano-far-diventare-l-italia-l-hub-energetico-dell-europa-AExCABZC

https://www.ilpost.it/2023/07/20/zaki-meloni-al-sisi/

https://consizmir.esteri.it/it/litalia-e-turchia/

https://finanza.lastampa.it/News/2023/07/12/incontro-meloni-erdogan-a-vilnius-la-turchia-continuera-la-sua-forte-cooperazione-con-litalia/MzVfMjAyMy0wNy0xMl9UTEI

https://www.ilfoglio.it/esteri/2023/07/19/news/al-sisi-concede-la-grazia-a-patrick-zaki-5515445/

https://www.fpri.org/article/2023/09/a-long-hot-summer-for-eastern-mediterranean-gas-politics/

https://www.eni.com/en-IT/media/press-release/2023/01/eni-announces-a-new-gas-discovery-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-sea-offshore-egypt.html

https://decode39.com/5313/italy-nato-monitoring-russia-ships-med/

https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/food-energy-nexus-and-italy-morocco-cooperation

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-wants-more-money-africa-curb-arrivals-europe-2023-02-06/

https://www.ispionline.it/en/publication/italys-renewed-activism-in-the-wider-mediterranean-a-bet-for-the-future-146369

https://www.esteri.it/en/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/aree_geografiche/africa/sahel-e-africa-occidentale/

2022 and earlier

https://www.ispionline.it/sites/default/files/pubblicazioni/ispi-pb_italy_africa_sahel_casola_2021.pdf                                    

https://feps-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/downloads/publications/study%20on%20the%20mediterranean%20-%207%20-%20pp_hd.pdf

https://decode39.com/3569/italian-defence-strategy-mediterranean/

https://feps-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/downloads/publications/study%20on%20the%20mediterranean%20-%206%20-%20dp_hd.pdf

https://www.iai.it/it/pubblicazioni/re-discovering-italys-mediterranean-vocation

https://www.med-or.org/en/news/la-strategia-italiana-ed-europea-per-un-nuovo-protagonismo-del-mediterraneo-nel-mondo

https://cepa.org/article/rome-alone-italys-mediterranean-defense-strategy/

https://www.huffingtonpost.it/esteri/2022/05/14/news/la_strategia_italiana_ed_europea_per_un_nuovo_protagonismo_del_mediterraneo-9390975/

https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2022/06/09/news/deterrenza_intelligence_cambia_strategia_italiana_mediterraneo-353152526/

https://pagineesteri.it/2021/12/31/africa/italia-in-mali-assieme-ai-golpisti-per-fermare-i-flussi-migratori-e-stabilizzare-il-sahel/

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/01/21/italys-mediterranean-belt-and-road/

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_426

https://www.esteri.it/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/interviste/2021/12/di-maio-il-mediterraneo-torni-a-essere-spazio-di-dialogo-la-repubblica/

https://www.esteri.it/en/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/aree_geografiche/africa/sahel-e-africa-occidentale/

https://www.ispionline.it/sites/default/files/pubblicazioni/ispi-pb_italy_africa_sahel_casola_2021.pdf                                   

https://www.med-or.org/en/news/italia-e-marocco-un-partenariato-strategico-per-il-mediterraneo-allargato-e-lafrica

Italy and Mediterranean cultures

https://iicalgeri.esteri.it/it/gli_eventi/calendario/italia-culture-mediterraneo/

https://iicalgeri.esteri.it/it/gli_eventi/calendario/slim-settimana-della-lingua-italiana-nel-mondo/

https://www.esteri.it/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/approfondimenti/2017/10/italia-culture-mediterraneo-2/

https://www.freiheit.org/spain-italy-portugal-and-mediterranean-dialogue/mediterranean-sea-cultures-adapted-each-person

to watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W0kCXuMJX4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVGyY_at20Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx39dXlbmg8

 

Luca Attanasio

https://it.gariwo.net/giusti/diplomatici-giusti/luca-attanasio-25172.html

https://en.gariwo.net/righteous/righteous-italian-diplomats/luca-attanasio-25217.html

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luca_Attanasio_(diplomatico)#:~:text=Luca%20Attanasio%20(Saronno%2C%2023%20maggio,vicino%20alla%20citt%C3%A0%20di%20Goma.

https://www.raiplaysound.it/programmi/lambasciatorestraordinario

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKt7rXrujgg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg5y7rLiFyA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZCIeUkGsJ8

https://www.lastampa.it/cronaca/2021/02/22/news/a-ottobre-il-discorso-di-attanasio-e-una-missione-pericolosa-ma-bisogna-dare-l-esempio-1.39940152/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbD7omTG4FM