Against the Empires

The world we thought we knew has changed. War has returned to being a concrete reality, great powers are reshaping international balances, and democracies are facing challenges that seemed to belong to the past.

In this rapidly transforming scenario, Vittorio Emanuele Parsi, one of the most authoritative Italian scholars of international relations, proposes a clear and provocative reflection on the new world order and the fate of free societies.

Through the powerful metaphor of the "Schweller model," the author describes an international system where the United States relinquish their role as guarantors of the liberal order, while new imperial logics redefine power relations, alliances, and conflicts.

What space remains for Europe? How can democracies defend the values of freedom, cooperation, and peace without relinquishing their capacity to respond?

An extraordinarily relevant meeting that offers tools to understand the present and interpret the future with greater awareness.

On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 6.00 p.m., at the Alexander Girardi Hall in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

An open appointment for everyone to reflect together on the future of democracy, in a time when knowing the world also means choosing how to inhabit it.

Free admission, until seats are filled

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