Wellness for “everything” and “everyone.” When we are unable or unwilling to enunciate an immaterial concept, we define it by negation. The easiest way to describe the indescribable or support its existence is always to affirm what it is not. This is generally an effective operation but a hazardous one when applied to notions that are…

“In Vino Veritas” — Il Gusto 29/03/23 I first felt the " sacred " presence in the bread and wine at my First Communion ceremony. First actual participation in a spiritual banquet. Religious rituals and powerful symbols. The transformation of life into another life. The body, the blood, the soul, and the sacredness of a moment that…

… but it is still possible to race against fate “Skating over thin ice, the only hope of salvation lies in speed,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson, first creating the metaphor to describe a risky condition that has an impelling caution as its only chance of escape. By a strange fatality, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, commented…

Culture has long been recognized as a powerful force for social and economic regeneration, but its potential has often been overlooked, particularly in marginalized areas. However, recently, it has been gradually understood the transformative power of culture in driving positive change and its ability to foster innovation, create jobs, and…

The most important meeting on geopolitics and geoeconomics is in New Delhi, India. The Raisina Dialogue will end on March 4, inaugurated yesterday by Indian Prime Minister Modi and Premier Giorgia Meloni. An event that fits into the groove of the G20, of which India itself holds the presidency from…

The Raisina Dialogue, the geopolitical forum, in collaboration with the G20, that brought together 250 decision-makers, including Tony Blair, ministers, heads of state, and experts from around the world, concluded in New Delhi, India. Among the themes that emerged at the forum was that of the “enlarged Mediterranean,” as Italian…

At the Raisina Dialogue, the ongoing geopolitical forum in New Delhi, India, at the G20, now in its eighth year, 250 decision-makers worldwide are debating the direction humanity will take to emerge from the perfect storms of the present. …

At the Raisina Dialogue, the ongoing geopolitical forum in New Delhi (this year in collaboration with G20 India), sustainable futures are being discussed in an era characterized, the event’s official emphasizes, by “provocation, uncertainty, turbulence” with the gathering of 250 selected invitees, including heads of state and experts, as a…

More opportunities for women, more diversity for the agri-food system, and more prosperity for all. Women are most affected by the climate crisis and less responsible for it. Women in agriculture are equal just only in quantity. Still, they have fewer rights, less access to natural and financial resources, less contractual power, and fewer strategic roles in the food value chain. Empowering women is not…