Why does China claim almost the entire South China Sea?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/24/why-does-china-claim-almost-the-entire-south-china-sea

https://www.forbes.com/sites/outofasia/2017/08/22/making-sense-of-the-south-china-sea-dispute/?sh=5294180a1c3b See map

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Italy and Albania

https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/dichiarazioni-alla-stampa-con-il-primo-ministro-dalbania-lintervento-del-presidente-meloni

https://www.governo.it/en/articolo/president-meloni-s-press-statement-prime-minister-albania/24195

https://www.ilpost.it/2023/11/08/protocollo-italia-albania-migranti/

https://integrazionemigranti.gov.it/it-it/Ricerca-news/Dettaglio-news/id/3496/Protocollo-dintesa-tra-Italia-e-Albania-in-materia-di-gestione-dei-flussi-migratori#:~:text=In%20base%20a%20quanto%20previsto,dei%20migranti%20arrivati%20via%20mare.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAV0P7kfuU4

https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2023/11/migranti-tajani-approvata-norma-che-da-vita-al-visto-elettronico-europeo-regole-piu-stringenti-a5793c82-3fef-4e1a-b183-aa8225bde47b.html

https://lavialibera.it/it-schede-1587-albania_italia_accordo_migranti

Recycling rates

https://www.statista.com/statistics/910898/recycling-rate-of-plastic-packaging-waste-in-italy/#:~:text=The%20recycling%20rate%20of%20plastic,recycling%20rate%20was%2037%20percent.

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Packaging_waste_statistics#:~:text=In%20both%202020%20and%202021,each%20following%20year%20until%202020.

https://www.eumonitor.eu/9353000/1/j9vvik7m1c3gyxp/vkufaw0m3zy4?ctx=vjxzjv7ta8z1

https://plasticseurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PlasticsEurope-CircularityReport-2022_2804-Light.pdf

https://packagingeurope.com/news/high-imports-and-low-demand-for-european-plastics-threaten-eu-recycling-targets-says-plastics-recyclers-europe/10448.article

Italy and Japan

https://www.italyexpo2025osaka.it/news-ed-eventi/italy-and-japan-thriving-partnership-trade-and-sustainability

https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/why-and-how-italy-and-japan-are-upgrading-their-partnership/

https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/growing-japan-italy-ties-emphasize-tokyos-pressing-need-for-assistance/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy%E2%80%93Japan_relations

https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2023/02/italy-and-japan-are-deepening-military-industrial-ties-us-should-help/382624/

https://www.geopolitica.info/italia-giappone-partnership-poco-sfruttata/

https://iccj.or.jp/it/about/

https://it.ccigi.org/#chi-siamo

https://www.italyexpo2025osaka.it/che-cose-expo-2025-0saka

https://www.italyexpo2025osaka.it/

https://www.italyexpo2025osaka.it/news-ed-eventi/expo-2025-osaka-il-padiglione-italia-al-landscape-festival-di-bergamo

Protecting critical infrastructure, material and digital, at the national and international level and civil protection

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_infrastructure#:~:text=Critical%20infrastructure%2C%20or%20critical%20national,special%20protection%20for%20national%20security.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_3992

https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/pages/page/critical-infrastructure_en

https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/scientific-activities-z/critical-infrastructure-protection_en

https://salutedigitale.blog/2021/07/13/italia-un-ospedale-su-quattro-ha-subito-un-attacco-informatico/

https://www.agendadigitale.eu/sicurezza/sanita-nel-mirino-del-cyber-crime-cosi-litalia-rischia-grosso/

https://www.cybersecurity360.it/nuove-minacce/cyber-crime-le-minacce-al-sistema-bancario-e-al-settore-energetico/

https://www.ictsecuritymagazine.com/notizie/cybersecurity-e-p-a-i-principali-attacchi-del-2022/

https://www.enisa.europa.eu/topics/critical-information-infrastructures-and-services

https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/volatile-geopolitics-shake-the-trends-of-the-2022-cybersecurity-threat-landscape

https://www.bancaditalia.it/pubblicazioni/interventi-direttorio/int-dir-2023/Perrazzelli_10.02.2023.pdf

https://www.agendadigitale.eu/sicurezza/sicurezza-ict-delle-banche-i-nuovi-obblighi-di-vigilanza-della-circolare-285/

https://e-estonia.com/in-2022-estonia-had-the-highest-number-of-cyber-attacks/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67138269

https://www.rferl.org/a/estonia-demands-answers-gas-pipeline-damage/32632890.html

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/microsite/5/node/117093

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-tighten-subsea-cable-security-fear-sabotage-pipeline-gas-leak/

https://www.submarinecablemap.com/

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_132722.htm

https://www.nato.int/docu/review/articles/2023/10/24/protecting-our-critical-satellite-infrastructure-the-importance-of-space-based-infrastructure-to-humanity-and-its-status-within-nato/index.html

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_3564

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2022/702557/EXPO_IDA(2022)702557_EN.pdf

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/rail-northern-germany-standstill-due-technical-issue-2022-10-08/

https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/europe-critical-infrastructure/

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/733698/EPRS_ATA(2022)733698_EN.pdf

https://securityintelligence.com/news/high-impact-attacks-on-critical-infrastructure-climb-140/

https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/eu-commission-seeks-accelerated-defence-of-critical-infrastructure/

https://www.critical-entities-resilience-directive.com/

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_6238

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2023/734710/EPRS_STU(2023)734710_EN.pdf

https://www.interno.gov.it/it/temi/sicurezza/crimine-informatico/centro-nazionale-anticrimine-informatico-protezione-infrastrutture-critiche-cnaipic#:~:text=La%20tutela%20delle%20infrastrutture%20critiche,delle%20Infrastrutture%20Critiche%20(Cnaipic).

https://www.kep.enea.it/tematiche-tecnologiche/sicurezza-delle-infrastrutture-critiche.html

https://www.enisa.europa.eu/topics/cyber-threats/threats-and-trends

https://www.cybersecurity360.it/nuove-minacce/cavi-sottomarini-italiani-a-rischio-sabotaggio-necessaria-la-diversificazione-degli-approdi/

https://formiche.net/2022/10/difesa-europea-sottomarina/

https://www.glistatigenerali.com/infrastrutture/sparkle-marina-militare-protezione-cavi-sottomarini/

https://www.cybersecurity360.it/cybersecurity-nazionale/sicurezza-delle-reti-di-cablaggio-sottomarino-uninfrastruttura-critica-per-la-connessione-internet/

https://www.elbapress.it/2023/02/28/iniziati-in-rada-i-lavori-di-posa-dei-cavi-sottomarini-di-terna/

https://italy.representation.ec.europa.eu/notizie-ed-eventi/notizie/sicurezza-marittima-lue-aggiorna-la-strategia-proteggere-il-settore-marittimo-dalle-nuove-minacce-2023-03-10_it

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/10/24/maritime-security-council-approves-revised-eu-strategy-and-action-plan/

https://www.confetra.com/wp-content/uploads/circ026-2023.pdf

https://www.informare.it/news/gennews/2023/20231596-ok-Consiglio-UE-revisione-strategia-sicurezza-marittima.asp

https://www.informare.it/news/gennews/2023/20230860-shipping-deve-proteggere-sistemi-IT-OT-rischi-informatici.asp

https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/il-fronte-caldo-delle-rotte-marittime-152193

https://finanza.lastampa.it/News/2023/07/13/in-italia-import-export-via-mare-vale-380-miliardi-di-euro-+66percento-negli-ultimi-10-anni/MTExXzIwMjMtMDctMTNfVExC

https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/scientific-activities-z/critical-infrastructure-protection_en

https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-space-policy/eu-space-programme_en

https://www.eurisy.eu/event/space-4-critical-infrastructure-public-administration/about/

https://www.reliaquest.com/blog/cyber-attacks-the-challenge-of-attribution-and-response/

https://www.e-ir.info/2020/05/06/the-problem-of-cyber-attribution-between-states/

https://www.csoonline.com/article/568799/what-is-a-false-flag-how-state-based-hackers-cover-their-tracks.html

https://ccdcoe.org/uploads/2018/10/False-flag-and-no-flag-20052015.pdf

https://academic.oup.com/book/2085/chapter-abstract/142009985?redirectedFrom=fulltext

https://academic.oup.com/cybersecurity/article/8/1/tyac007/6695166 

https://www.ictsecuritymagazine.com/articoli/infrastrutture-critiche/ 

https://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/normativa/legge-n225-del-24-febbraio-1992-0/

https://servizio-nazionale.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/pagina-base/la-nascita-dellagenzia-di-protezione-civile/

https://servizio-nazionale.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/storia/

https://servizio-nazionale.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/storia/dal-1861-al-1982/

https://servizio-nazionale.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/storia/dal-1992-al-2018/

https://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/

https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/cyber-security/cybercrime-polizia-e-protezione-civile-uniscono-le-forze/

https://www.cybersecurity360.it/cybersecurity-nazionale/ecco-lagenzia-per-la-cybersicurezza-nazionale-come-cambia-la-sicurezza-cibernetica-dellitalia/

https://www.acn.gov.it/

https://www.altalex.com/documents/news/2023/09/20/messaggi-it-alert-della-protezione-civile-caratteristiche-impatto-privacy

https://www.cybersecurity360.it/cybersecurity-nazionale/direttiva-cer-ecco-chi-coordinera-in-italia-la-norma-di-recepimento/

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen's position on Gaza

 https://uk.yahoo.com/news/no-hamas-rule-no-blockade-140802276.html

Russia, NATO and Ukraine - how things have been and are evolving

These links are mainly in reverse chronological order:

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231108-%F0%9F%94%B4-eu-commission-recommends-opening-membership-talks-with-ukraine-and-moldova

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_219811.htm

https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-5-2023

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/03/world/ukraine-president-warns-long-attritional-war/index.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-revokes-russias-ratification-nuclear-test-ban-treaty-2023-11-02/#:~:text=Nov%202%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20President,the%20landmark%20arms%20control%20pact.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/2/putin-revokes-russias-ratification-of-nuclear-test-ban-treaty#:~:text=Moscow%20says%20the%20abandonment%20of,into%20line%20with%20the%20US.&text=Russia's%20President%20Vladimir%20Putin%20has,line%20with%20the%20United%20States.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/02/ukraine-war-live-updates-latest-news-on-russia-and-the-war-in-ukraine.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2023/oct/26/russia-simulates-nuclear-strike-after-opting-out-of-nuclear-test-ban-video

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/mondo/europa/2023/11/07/mosca-fuori-dal-trattato-sulle-forze-convenzionali-in-europa_23f62417-9c98-4580-a1ec-fc3ba0a25a0e.html#:~:text=La%20Russia%20ha%20concluso%20oggi,sul%20suo%20sito%20web%20ufficiale.

https://www.ohchr.org/en/news/2023/09/ukraine-civilian-casualty-update-24-september-2023

https://reliefweb.int/report/ukraine/report-human-rights-situation-ukraine-1-february-31-july-2023

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/24/has-the-ukraine-war-strengthened-europe-or-weakened-it

https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-meet-eastern-nato-allies-wake-putins-nuclear-warning-2023-02-22/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/13/ukraine-nato-in-logistics-race-as-russian-offensive-begins

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/2/6/why-some-eu-countries-still-harbour-pro-russian-sentiments

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/2/7/russia-ukraine-live-news-moscow-preparing-for-new-attacks-kyiv

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/12/26/amid-the-war-in-ukraine-eastern-europe-is-growing-stronger

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/11/30/russia-ukraine-live-news-eu-to-set-up-war-crimes-tribunal

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/10/12/russia-ukraine-live-news-biden-doubts-use-of-nuclear-weapons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine

https://www.reuters.com/world/italys-draghi-says-eu-must-ask-russia-reduce-tensions-with-ukraine-2021-12-15/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/16/what-you-should-know-about-the-conflict-between-russia-ukraine

https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-unveils-security-guarantees-says-western-response-not-encouraging-2021-12-17/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/17/russia-demands-ukraine-ex-soviet-nations-barred-from-nato

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/27/russia-to-hold-security-talks-with-us-next-month-lavrov-says

https://www.italiaoggi.it/news/pro-e-contro-sull-atlantismo-di-draghi-ora-gli-usa-delegano-all-italia-il-ruolo-di-ago-della-bilancia-2545405

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/30/putin-warns-biden-against-sanctions-over-ukraine-kremlin

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/31/russias-lavrov-presses-us-nato-to-engage-with-security-demands

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20211228-us-russia-to-hold-talks-on-arms-control-ukraine-on-january-10

https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20220102-biden-tells-ukraine-s-zelensky-us-will-respond-decisively-if-russia-invades

https://www.repubblica.it/editoriali/2022/01/08/news/l_editoriale_di_maurizio_molinari_di_domenica_9_gennaio_2021-333102397/

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220109-us-russia-launch-high-stakes-talks-to-avoid-conflict-in-ukraine

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220110-no-concessions-no-breakthroughs-russia-us-start-difficult-talks-on-ukraine

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/10/world/russia-us-ukraine-talks

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220115-has-diplomacy-on-ukraine-reached-a-dead-end

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220115-us-says-russia-is-planning-sabotage-to-justify-invasion-of-ukraine

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220113-russia-sees-no-reason-to-restart-talks-on-ukraine-crisis-threatens-action-after-dead-end

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/16/ukraine-says-evidence-points-to-russia-being-behind-cyber-attack

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220119-emmanuel-macron-to-present-priorities-to-the-european-parliament