March, 2026 Authored by Daniele Fattibene (ETTG), Iliana Olivié (ETTG), Judith Arnal (Real Instituto Elcano), Jorge Cantallopts (Centro de Estudios del Cobre y la Minería), Claude Kabemba (Southern Africa Resource Watch) and Poorva Karkare (ECDPM) The global energy transition has placed critical minerals – lithium, cobalt, copper, and nickel among
March 2026 As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary in 2025, discussions about reform are increasingly converging on various structural questions: should the UN remain primarily a forum for global policy coordination, or evolve into a system capable of delivering large-scale reconstruction and infrastructure projects? How to tackle current
The architecture of global cooperation is shifting from a nominally universal, rules‑based order to a more fragmented, competitive landscape shaped by “variable alliances”, multi‑alignment and regional leadership from the Global South. The return of a transactional “America First” doctrine in early 2025, combined with systemic rivalry and the weaponisation of
March, 2026 The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla concluded with a rare moment of global consensus: the Sevilla Commitment. However, as the initial diplomatic success settles, the international community faces the more arduous task of turning a shared roadmap into measurable progress. This latest policy
February, 2026 ETTG Coordinator, Daniele Fattibene appeared on Rai News to discuss the progress of Italy’s Mattei Plan following the Italy-Africa Summit in Addis Ababa. Daniele shared insights on how the Italian Cooperation System is increasingly aligning diplomacy with the private sector, successfully moving past the historical fragmentation that has often
December 2025 “A Partnership Under Pressure: Making EU–CELAC Cooperation Work in a New Global Order” Authored by: Maurico Bôhl Gutiérrez (IDOS) and María Santillán O’Shea (Elcano) Key Message: EU-LAC bi-regional cooperation needs to articulate tangible ways of addressing the current development problems – including the crisis of the traditional multilateral