Andrea Capussela

@andreacapussela.bsky.social

📖 The Republic of Innovation (Polity), The Political Economy of Italy's Decline (Oxford), Declino Italia (Einaudi), State-Building in Kosovo (Bloomsbury) ✒ Domani, Le Grand Continent, sometimes Financial Times

Nel 1991–94, c’era una vera aspirazione al «civismo»? C’era, io credo. È invece mancata la prospettiva credibile della transizione a un ordine sociale migliore. Temo che quella prospettiva manchi tuttora. Il principale vantaggio delle destre Ăš questo. www.editorialedomani.it/idee/comment...

Un ordine sociale iniquo. Il problema delle regole in Italia Ăš tutto politico

Le regole sono troppo poco credibili in Italia, perchĂ© poco rispettate. Le radici del problema sono nell’ordine sociale, che tollera la diffusa violazione delle regole. Per cambiarlo occorre offrire a...

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This could be crucial for Europe's autonomy, but would ideally be a European project: 'Être capable en 2029 d’entraüner des modùles à la frontiùre. Nous montrons que cet objectif est atteignable.' Thanks @grandcontinent.bsky.social for signalling it legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/07/0...

Opération Prométhée : la France peut gagner la course à l'IA. Quel en serait le prix?

Une piÚce de doctrine à l'attention du prochain président de la République et de ses électeurs.

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Starmer: 'I accept...with good grace.' Yet grace, like beauty, is in the eye of the observer. Reminds one of another PM of this kingdom, who said that if you have to tell people that you are a lady, you aren't www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Keir Starmer to step down as prime minister two years after historic election victory

Labour leader bows to mounting pressure after Andy Burnham’s success against Reform UK in Makerfield

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Interesting critique of EU digital rules: 'Brussels fails to recognise that digital sovereignty isn’t just about who owns or controls your technology. It’s also about having an independent vision for how that technology is designed, developed and deployed.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Europe is starting to break up with US big tech. But it’s still abiding by the Silicon Valley rulebook | Max von Thun

The European Commission has unveiled its plans for digital sovereignty. Its proposals betray a disappointing lack of vision, says Max von Thun of the Open Markets Institute Europe

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"Machiavel reconnaĂźt aux dominĂ©s la connaissance de leur propre domination. Montrer [aux EuropĂ©ens] la perspective crĂ©dible d’une plus grande libertĂ© [peut] vaincre les dĂ©magogues nationaux [et] donner des bases internes solides Ă  l’objectif de l’autonomie extĂ©rieure [de l'Europe]".

Grand Continent@grandcontinent.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Trump a radicalisĂ© l’Europe. Dans les racines d’une vieille idĂ©e de libertĂ©, une nouvelle histoire du futur s'articule. Une piĂšce de doctrine signĂ©e par l’auteur de The Republic of Innovation @andreacapussela.bsky.social.

'a proposed West Bank settlement that would...render the concept of a two-state solution near impossible' Two problems: - ICJ ruled that all settlements must be removed: so, what's the problem? - if removal is unrealistic, isn't that solution *already* impossible? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

UK readies sanctions against Israel to deter proposed illegal West Bank settlement

Move comes as 137 Labour MPs sign letter demanding ‘urgent, concrete action’ to stop settler violence

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Excellent, ending with this: ‘Taking macroeconomic advice from bond market traders is like taking advice on how to deal with pandemics from undertakers.‘

Simon Wren-Lewis@sjwrenlewis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New post: Why Labour's current disarray is ultimately the consequence of Osborne’s austerity mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2026/05/why-... The media's belief that 2010 austerity was necessary led to Corbyn's victory, which then led to Starmer's Blue Labour and their subsequent polling disaster.