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European Union & Geo-political Changes in Europe

• Bernardini, Paolo (Boston University - USA)
  
  
  • Venices and Montenegro: Adriatic examples of autonomy - [english translation]
    
    
  • Venezie e Montenegro: Modelli adriatici di autonomia - [original article in italian]

Institutional, Social and Economic Reforms

• Jose Pinera (International Center for Pension Reform/Cato Institute - USA)
  
  
  • A Way Out of Europe's Pension Crisis - [original article in english]
    
    
  • Un Modo per Uscire dalla Crisi Europea delle Pensioni - [italian translation]
    
    
• Bernardini, Paolo (Boston University - USA)
  
  
  • Pensions and Future: a call to Europe from the Venices - [english translation]
    
    
  • Pensioni e Futuro: dalle Venezie un richiamo all'Europa - [original article in italian]
    
    
• Malavasi, Marcello (Venezie Institute - VENICES)
  
  
  • Suicide-Pensions or Mattress-Pensions? - [english translation]
    
    
  • Pensioni-Suicidio o Pensioni-Materasso? - [original article in italian]

Capitalism and Socialism

• Norberg, Johan (Timbro Institute - Sweden)
  
  
  • An Apology for Capitalism? - [original conference paper in english]
    
    
  • Deve il Capitalismo Chieder Perdono? - [italian translation]
    
    
  • Humanity's Greatest Achievement - [original article in english]
    
    
  • Il Più Grande Successo dell'Umanità - [italian translation]
    
    
• Booth, Philip (Institute of Economic Affairs - UK)
  
  
  • Selfishness and the Market Economy - [original conference paper in english]
    
    
  • Egoismo ed Economia di Mercato - [italian translation]

Islam and the Middle East

• Muravchik, Joshua (American Enterprise Institute - USA)
  
  
  • Jihad or Ballot-Box? - [original article in english]
    
    
  • Jihad od Urna Elettorale? - [italian translation]
    
    
• Moussa, Amre (Arab League)
  
  
  • The Middle East: Prospects for the Future - [original conference paper in english]
    
    
  • Medio Oriente: Prospettive per il Futuro - [italian translation]

Venetian Heritage - Protection & Promotion

• LeBlanc, Francois (Getty Conservation Institute - USA)
  
  
  • Is Everything Heritage? - [original article in english]
    
    
  • E' Qualsiasi Cosa Retaggio? - [italian translation]