China's Rise to Russia's Most Important Trade Partner

 https://www.statista.com/chart/26993/russia-import-partners-timeline/?utm_source=Statista+Newsletters&utm_campaign=4d615b5f03-All_InfographTicker_daily_COM_AM_KW12_2023_We&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_662f7ed75e-4d615b5f03-338756430

Sanitation

https://www.statista.com/chart/23557/access-to-basic-sanitation/?utm_source=Statista+Newsletters&utm_campaign=707233785f-All_InfographTicker_daily_COM_PM_KW11_2023_Th_COPY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_662f7ed75e-707233785f-338756430

Italy and the war in Ukraine

https://www.esteri.it/en/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/aree_geografiche/europa/litalia-a-sostegno-dellucraina/

https://www.fragomen.com/insights/belgium-updates-to-implementation-of-students-and-researchers-directive.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=Temporary+Protection+Status+quanti+ucraini+in+italia+by+country&rlz=1C1PRFI_enIT908IT908&ei=Z2kYZLXWG82qxc8PypGJqAs&ved=0ahUKEwj1pdvy1-r9AhVNVfEDHcpIArUQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=Temporary+Protection+Status+quanti+ucraini+in+italia+by+country&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzoFCAAQogQ6BAghEApKBAhBGABQAFivf2C6hAFoAHAAeACAAZUBiAHUFZIBBTExLjE2mAEAoAEBwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

https://www.geopolitica.info/aiuti-italia-conflitto-ucraina/

https://mappe.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/mappe-e-dashboards-emergenze/mappe-e-dashboards-ucraina/aiuti-umanitari

https://www.esteri.it/it/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/aree_geografiche/europa/litalia-a-sostegno-dellucraina/#:~:text=L'Italia%20contribuisce%20con%20circa,di%203%20miliardi%20di%20euro.

https://cri.it/emergenza-ucraina/

Italy and the Mediterranean- background, strategy and translation practice

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

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

The International Criminal Court

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230317-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-china-s-xi-jinping-to-visit-moscow-in-show-of-support-for-vladimir-putin

Don’t forget to download from the dropbox the chapter on the International Criminal Court from ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ by the lawyer and human rights campaigner, Geoffrey Robertson.

How does the International Criminal Court work? What are some of the challenges and criticisms it faces?

2022-3 Basis for an essay?

https://theconversation.com/20-years-on-the-international-criminal-court-is-doing-more-good-than-its-critics-claim-186382

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/role-international-criminal-court

https://www.usip.org/publications/2022/04/will-ukraine-war-renew-global-commitments-international-criminal-court

https://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/review-icc-and-rome-statute-system

Background and 2020-1

https://www.icc-cpi.int/

https://www.icc-cpi.int/news

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/role-international-criminal-court

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court

https://www.theguardian.com/law/international-criminal-court

https://www.icc-cpi.int/pages/situation.aspx

https://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/explore/icc-situations-and-cases

https://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/

https://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/icc-numbers

https://press.un.org/en/2022/ga12462.doc.htm

https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-judges-agree-reforms-response-independent-expert-review-annual-retreat-0

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2020/09/13/as-the-international-criminal-court-faces-more-challengs-we-need-it-more-than-ever/?sh=286fa3881468

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/02/icc-sanctions-reversed-biden-478731

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38005282

https://www.voanews.com/a/east-asia-pacific_voa-news-china_icc-rejects-uighur-plea-investigation-china/6199574.html

https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/china-the-international-criminal-court-and-global-governance/

https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/myanmar-junta-orders-judges-to-ignore-correspondence-from-international-courts/

https://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/news/20190305/malaysia-accedes-rome-statute-becoming-124th-member-international-criminal-court

https://asp.icc-cpi.int/en_menus/asp/states%20parties/pages/the%20states%20parties%20to%20the%20rome%20statute.aspx

https://asp.icc-cpi.int/en_menus/asp/states%20parties/pages/the%20states%20parties%20to%20the%20rome%20statute.aspx#:~:text=123%20countries%20are%20States%20Parties,Western%20European%20and%20other%20States.

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/may/06/icc-sentences-ugandan-lords-resistance-army-leader-dominic-ongwen-to-25-years

https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/07/27/time-step-icc

https://asp.icc-cpi.int/iccdocs/asp_docs/ASP19/IER-Final-Report-ENG.pdf

https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/09/1071572

https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210403-biden-lifts-us-sanctions-on-icc-officials-imposed-by-trump

https://blog.montaignecentre.com/the-international-criminal-court-at-18-years-things-to-watch-in-2020/

https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-international-criminal-court-independent-expert-review-questions-of-accountability-and-culture/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/china-denounces-peoples-tribunal-on-alleged-xinjiang-abuses-china-uyghurs-xinjiang-geoffrey-nice-muslim-b1853353.html

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/whats-wrong-with-the-icc/12363284

https://theconversation.com/what-next-for-the-troubled-international-criminal-court-129038

https://asp.icc-cpi.int/iccdocs/asp_docs/ASP19/ICC-ASP-19-10-ENG-PPB-2021-31aug20-1530.pdf

2019

https://www.hrw.org/topic/international-justice/international-criminal-court

http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/15/myanmar-rejects-icc-probe-into-alleged-crimes-against-rohingya

https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/03/15/us-threatens-international-criminal-court

https://grojil.org/2019/02/04/can-top-italian-officials-be-prosecuted-and-tried-by-the-icc-for-complicity-in-the-crimes-committed-against-migrants-in-libya/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/icc-us-john-bolton-international-criminal-court-national-security-advisor-donald-trump-a8531701.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-administration-hague-judge-quits-united-nations-christoph-flugge-a8752031.html

https://www.icc-cpi.int/cases

https://jcpa.org/article/the-failure-of-the-international-criminal-court-icc/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344401955_The_International_Criminal_Court_The_Failure_of_Justice

More background

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

https://www.icc-cpi.int/Publications/Joining-Rome-Statute-Matters.pdf

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-29532406

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radovan_Karad%C5%BEi%C4%87

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_Rwanda#:~:text=The%20International%20Criminal%20Tribunal%20for,in%20order%20to%20judge%20people

http://www.cfr.org/courts-and-tribunals/frequently-asked-questions-international-criminal-court/p8981

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/africa-in-focus/posts/2013/10/17-africa-international-criminal-court-kimenyi

http://www.dandc.eu/en/article/criticism-international-criminal-court-being-too-focussed-africa-misleading

http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/blog/misguided-criticisms-of-the-international-criminal-court.html

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/67768/david-kaye/whos-afraid-of-the-international-criminal-court

http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/09/17/qa-syria-and-international-criminal-court#2

http://thediplomat.com/2012/12/china-and-the-icc/

https://www.hrw.org/topic/justice-internationale/international-criminal-court

http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/10/31/exclusive-international-criminal-court-poised-to-open-investigation-into-war-crimes-in-afghanistan/

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/world/africa/south-africa-international-criminal-court.html?_r=0

http://qz.com/820738/the-african-leaders-leaving-the-international-criminal-court-actually-have-a-chance-to-fix-it/

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/world/africa/south-africa-international-criminal-court.html?_r=0

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/world/africa/south-africa-international-criminal-court.html?_r=0

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

http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/future-of-icc-in-doubt-after-african-countries-withdraw/

http://europe.newsweek.com/icc-international-criminal-court-africa-gambia-south-africa-burundi-515870?rm=eu

http://europe.newsweek.com/icc-international-criminal-court-africa-gambia-south-africa-burundi-515870?rm=eu

http://europe.newsweek.com/icc-international-criminal-court-africa-gambia-south-africa-burundi-515870?rm=eu

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/gambia-international-criminal-court-south-africa-burundi-withdrawal-rome-statute-a7381336.html

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/critiques-of-international-criminal-law-revisited-in-the-light-of-the-rome-statute/

Geoffrey Robertson:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kROj5QM0i2Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBFonjPt298

Some essay titles with no obvious content

1)    Describe a person who you think made or has made an important contribution to international relations or someone who you would consider a model of what a diplomat should be or international statesperson should be.

 

2)    What makes a good diplomat in terms of attitude, qualities and skills?

 

3)    Il valore dello scambio di personalità a livello internazionale nell’era della comunicazione digitale.

 

4)    Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, was French Foreign Minister and is widely considered one of history’s major diplomats. Why? Talking to the younger members of his staff, he once said ‘Surtout pas trop de zèle.’ (Above all, don’t be too zealous). What did he mean?

 

5)    Compare the Italian and US/UK press and media.

 

6)    Geografia e politica estera. Gli interessi strategici di uno Stato sono determinati dal territorio?

 

7)    Il 18 luglio cade l’anniversario della morte di Nelson Mandela. la ricorrenza offre l’occasione per trarre un bilancio sulla sua figura storica e il significato della sua eredità.

 

8)    Inspiring and pioneering women in today’s world: how to break the glass ceiling.

 

9)    In ‘Culture Matters’ former President of Costa Rica and human rights campaigner, Óscar Arias (Óscar Rafael de Jesús Arias Sánchez), argued that culture in South America has become a trap, too much respect for the past becoming a fear of change, often of necessary change. How true is this of culture in general?

10)  L’eredità di Angela Merkel: Germania ed Europa negli anni 20 del XXI secolo.

11)  È auspicabile il controllo democratico sulla politica estera?

Italy and the Mediterranean area

2022-23

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220718-gas-supplies-from-algeria-to-italy-to-increase-in-coming-years-says-draghi

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

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.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Piano-Regione-Adriatico-Balcanica_DEF_ridotto.pdf

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/

2017-2022

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

https://www.difesa.it/Il_Ministro/Documents/Strategia%20Mediterraneo%202022.pdf

https://ciram.unimc.it/it/focus/diritto-geopolitica-mare/italia-sicurezza-spazi-marittimi/litalia-e-la-sicurezza-degli-spazi-marittimi/la-strategia-italiana-per-il-mediterraneo

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

https://www.esteri.it/mae/resource/doc/2017/11/rapporto-med-maeci-2017-eng.pdf

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

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

https://www.difesa.it/Il_Ministro/Documents/Strategia%20Mediterraneo%202022.pdf

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.esteri.it/mae/resource/doc/2017/12/med-maeci-eng.pdf

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.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx39dXlbmg8

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

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

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

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.feps-europe.eu/attachments/publications/study%20on%20the%20mediterranean%20-%206%20-%20dp_hd.pdf

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

https://med.ispionline.it/

https://med.ispionline.it/publication/institutionalised-insecurity-exploring-the-mena-regions-governance-crises/

https://med.ispionline.it/publication/edition/2021/      https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQlycRmnVyZrOPZOMqoH_7ak9aPNZm38t                                                                         https://med.ispionline.it/publication/message-of-the-holy-father-to-rome-med-2021/

https://med.ispionline.it/publication/ispi-med-this-week-the-uaes-return-to-a-diplomacy-first-foreign-policy/

https://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/regions/euro-mediterranean-partnership/

https://reliefweb.int/report/world/joint-communication-european-parliament-council-european-economic-and-social-committee     https://www.esteri.it/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/approfondimenti/2017/10/italia-culture-mediterraneo-2/

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

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

https://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/iaip2120.pdf

https://www.wathi.org/italy-and-turkeys-europe-to-africa-commercial-corridor-rome-and-ankaras-geopolitical-symbiosis-is-creating-a-new-mediterranean-strategic-paradigm-aies-october-2020/

https://www.comunitaitalofona.org/archivio/italia-culture-mediterraneo-programma-culturale-del-maeci/

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

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

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52020JC0004&from=FR

https://transport.ec.europa.eu/index_en