by Anna Violante
“If we want peace, we must prepare for war,” wrote European Council President Charles Michel in his press release of 19 March, referring to the need to increase European military aid to Ukraine, and he soon outlined...
by Alice Pistolesi
“We are facing a geyser, the area is boiling and we can only hope that the worst will not happen.” This is how Alberto Bradanini, a former diplomat, summarizes the current situation in the Middle East; among...
by Raffaele Crocco
On the eve of the second anniversary of the Russian invasion, there is no news from the battlefield. The strategy is changing, the objectives are changing, at least for some of Ukraine’s allies. The Washington Post leaks...
Text and photos by Matthias Canapini* – Unimondo**
This fifth episode is set in Calais, France (read previous episodes here: first, second, third, fourth)
Delia did not budge an inch. Bar Hobbit remained in place, despite the pressure. “The numbers are down....
by Mohammad Shamandafar* (from Amman)
“This year Ramadan meant only sadness and shame.” A few days before the end of Eid al Fitr, which concludes the most important holiday for Muslims, R. is disappointed and angry. “Rather than spending on...
Text and photos by Matthias Canapini* - Unimondo**
This fourth episode is set in Krnjača camp, near Belgrade, Serbia (read previous episodes here: first, second, third)
Since the official closure of the Balkan (and other) borders in 2015, thousands of migrants have been...
by Anna Violante
This week has seen a wave of house demolitions in Bedouin villages and towns in Israel’s Negev desert. The most significant took place yesterday morning, when 600 police entered the unrecognised village of Wādī al-Khālīl using a...
by Alessandro De Pascale
Twelve January 2024. News agencies report that Pope Francis has rejected a €1.5 million donation to the Bambin Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome, a private hospital owned by the Vatican that describes itself as “the largest...
by Anna Violante
The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on Monday 25 March calling for an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and the “urgent need to increase the flow...
by Ambra Visentin
Over the past five years, European countries have almost doubled their arms imports and their dependence on US suppliers is at an all-time high. At the same time, the volume of arms transfers in the world has...
