Is it really possible to love one's enemies? That's the question that sparked a fascinating and, at times, terrifying journey into the heart of the Middle East during the summer of 2008. It was a trip that began in Egypt, passed beneath the steel-and-glass high-rises of Saudi Arabia, then wound through the bullet-pocked alleyways of Beirut and dusty streets of Damascus, before ending at the cradle of the world's three major religions: Jerusalem.

Barbara Demick's Nothing to Envy follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years - a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung and the unchallenged rise to power of his son, Kim Jong-il, and the devastation of a far-ranging famine that killed one-fifth of the population. Taking us into a landscape never before seen, Demick brings to life what it means to be an average Korean citizen, living under the most repressive totalitarian regime today.

Nochevieja de 1999, un joven Vladímir Putin aparece en las televisiones rusas: incómodo, cohibido...y declarado nuevo presidente. Dos décadas más tarde, aún conserva el poder, pero ahora es un hombre desacomplejado que se desenvuelve a la perfección en la escena mundial. ¿Cómo es que un burócrata de la KGB, un rostro hasta entonces desconocido, se ha convertido en una de las figuras más dominantes del panorama político del siglo XXI? 

War-game simulation specialists James F. Dunnigan and Austin Bay have revised their highly regarded analyses, bringing up to date not only the many conventional conflicts around the world today but the new battlegrounds that have emerged since the previous edition was published more than a decade ago - the Global War on Terror, counterinsurgency struggles around the world and the latest frontier of modern combat: cyber war.

In the passionate debate that currently rages over globalization, critics have been heard blaming it for a host of ills afflicting poorer nations, everything from child labor to environmental degradation and cultural homogenization. Now Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist, takes on the critics, revealing that globalization, when properly governed, is in fact the most powerful force for social good in the world today.

Renowned technology and economics forecaster Mark Anderson reveals hidden patterns beneath the art and science of predicting the future. Through a series of personal vignettes, Anderson exposes a complex web of causes, influences, and effects that propel today’s world, then describes strategies that he employs to lay bare new trends, to make new discoveries in a wide variety of disciplines, and to accurately foresee future events.

Lotta al Virus: chiusure, reazioni e speranze: La politica divisa fa correre il virus, di Francesco Bei; "Zero didattica e troppa distanza". La scuola in casa di un dodicenne, di Maurizio Crosetti; Code per caffè e fiori. Milano è a porte aperte: "Così non impazziamo", di Giampaolo Visetti; Virus, tutti i dubbi sui dati delle Regioni. Indagano anche i pm, di Giuliano Foschini e Fabio Tonacci; Covid, oggi il verdetto. Sei Regioni in bilico tra il giallo e l'arancione, di Michele Bocci; L'italiano ribelle per stanchezza che sfida il virus a colpi di sole, di Francesco Merlo.

Usa 2020 la guerra Trump Biden è solo cominciata: La rabbia di Trump: "Un furto. Fanno sparire le schede per me, ma io li fermerò", di Alberto Flores D'Arcais; Biden parla da presidente: "Alla fine vinceremo noi", di Anna Lombardi; Schede, ricorsi, proteste: il nuovo presidente passa per la Pennsylvania, di Federico Rampini; Il fiammifero di Trump, di Ezio Mauro; La strategia di Trump: "Contate solo i voti legali e vincerò facilmente", di Alberto Flores D'Arcais.