Rules that criminalize the humiliation of victims of terrorism can strengthen human dignity or undermine the very foundations of democracy. In order not to turn them into a debacle for democracy itself, politicians and judges need to be more aware of them

Technologies and big data are increasingly fundamental elements of decision making processes. To avoid abuses, errors and inequalities, more competencies and soft law at the governance level, not less AI

The greater the mismatch between military power and political power, the greater the risk of conflict and the longer its expected duration. A theory of struggle for power that is valid both if the contenders are two different states and if the conflict is internal

A study shows that it is precisely polluting companies that pay the lowest taxes, because they take advantage of the tax shield of debt financing. For this reason, when designing policies to reduce carbon emission, governments should reconsider the whole system of corporate taxation

A third of the new CEOs are hired outside the company despite the fact that on average their performance is lower than those who reach the top by internal promotion. A study shows that the reasons are to be found in the misalignment between the backgrounds and organizational characteristics of the company

The relationship between mentors and mentees is a twoway street: they both receive and give advice to make their relationship as functional and emotional as possible. Mentors, which have mythological origins, should follow some simple rules to succeed in their task, putting their ego aside. Mentees, however, must know how to establish a relationship