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Bernardo Venturi

@bervent.bsky.social
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Global politics • Peacebuilding • EU Foreign Policy • Africa-EU • Sahel • Moldova Co-founder & Head of Research&Policy Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) www.linkedin.com/in/bernardoventuri

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Isaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873) www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/a-history-...
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A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 14/05/2026
🤖#AI advances faster than our ability to understand it. Left unchecked, it can undermine human development and democracy Read this 🆕 dossier w/ articles from @paulnemitz.bsky.social, Aida Bikic, @leevisaari.eurosky.social, @bervent.bsky.social & Emiliano Alessandri 📂 feps-europe.eu/dossier/the-...
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
USIP Today. We don't need complexity anymore. www.usip.org
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Board of Peace in action
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
This is the worst draft agreement I've ever seen Annotated: the full text of Donald Trump’s 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan www.ft.com/content/44d1...
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
"The erosion of diplomatic instinct is showing up not just in rhetoric but in budgets. The industrialized West is rapidly scaling back investment in soft power — slashing foreign aid and shrinking diplomatic networks — even as it diverts resources to defense." www.politico.eu/article/arms...
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The West’s new arms race: Selling peace to buy war
Military spending is rising faster than at any time since the end of the Cold War, but the retreat from diplomacy and foreign aid will come at a price.
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Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) @peaceagency.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
🕊️ Understand conflict. Build peace. Our Conflict Analysis & Peacebuilding course, developed with University of Bologna, trains professionals to analyse crises, facilitate dialogue & design sustainable peace interventions. 📅 Online Open Day: 10 Nov 2025 🔗 JOIN: site.unibo.it/conflict-ana...
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Conflict Analysis and Peacebuilding
The course trains experts capable of contributing effectively to the activities of international organizations, NGOs, public and private entities involved in conflict management and peace promotion.
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Wassim NASR @simnasr.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Mali is JNIM on the verge of taking over Bamako, what is the objective of the blocade & how did the UAE free two of its citizen abducted on the outskirts of the Malian capital youtu.be/_3HLYgbKinU
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Mali: UAE hostages freed amid JNIM threat to Bamako • FRANCE 24 English
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
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Jules Duhamel @julesduhamel.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
🇬🇧 The #UnitedKingdom now advises against all travel to 🇲🇱 #Mali, including Bamako. 🚩 The new advisory makes direct reference to JNIM's ongoing blockade on "key routes throughout Southern and Western Mali, including the capital city of Bamako".
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Tanzania Presidential Elections: easy coronation for CCM as for President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s rivals are out of picture. www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eas...
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Tanzania polls: Easy pickings for CCM as Samia’s rivals out of picture
Pundits predict an easy win for President Samia after a ruthless crackdown on opposition and dissent.
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Yvan Guichaoua @yguichaoua.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Diarra will comply. This is the power of embargoes: not just an instrument of warfare but also a massively effective instrument of governance. We have a major bus company accepting the ruling of a jihadist group, making wonder who governs Mali
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Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) @peaceagency.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
A full house at our Geneva Peace Week workshop with @cmioffice & @CyberpeaceInst We explored how #AI can both risk and reinforce #peacebuilding: from echo chambers & bias to early warning & conflict analysis @gpplatform.ch
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Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) @peaceagency.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Geneva Peace Week is coming! 🗓️ We’re hosting a session on responsible AI in peacebuilding: 🤖 Opportunities & boundaries ⚖️ Ethics & inclusion 🌍 Co-creating a practical Code of Conduct 📅 15 Oct | 13:00–14:30 | C2, Pétale 5 More info: www.genevapeaceweek.ch/en/programme... @gpplatform.ch
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Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) @peaceagency.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
#NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina #Machado a courageous defender of freedom by peaceful means, who truly deserves this prize! This year, the #NobelPeacePrize sheds light on the opposition in Venezuela, highlighting a politician who stands against the militarisation of society.
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Who will win the #NobelPeacePrize 2025? The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate will be announced on Friday, 10 October at 11 CET. There is a high number of candidates nominated this year: 338. My prediction? A grassroots name far from the wars in Palestine and Ukraine.
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Join us in Geneva next week!
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Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) @peaceagency.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
On Sept 21, at Cinema Modernissimo in Bologna, we gathered for a screening of Quo Vadis, Aida? by Jasmila Žbanić, a powerful, Oscar-nominated film on the #Srebrenica tragedy, 30 years on. A night of remembrance, dialogue & the start of our 10th anniversary journey
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Il peace-washing svuota di ogni significato il termine pace, lo riduce a slogan, a dichiarazioni o imposizioni invece che mediazione. www.huffingtonpost.it/blog/2025/09... @peaceagency.bsky.social
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Trump all'Onu, un esempio lampante di peace-washing (di B. Venturi)
Il big man o meglio, il bullo, secondo cui basta essere potenti per fermare le guerre. La realtà degli ultimi mesi racconta invece che le guerre proseguono, co…
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Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) @peaceagency.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
🎬 Il 21 settembre, Giornata della Pace, vi invitiamo alla proiezione di “Quo Vadis, Aida?”, alla Cineteca di Bologna, per ricorddare i 30 anni da Srebrenica. Una serata di memoria e riflessione che apre le celebrazioni dei 10 anni di @peaceagency.bsky.social 🎟️ Biglietti: shorturl.at/5tfR5
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
A timely and insightful report from the Timbuktu Institute on the security situation in #Mali. In #Kayes and in other areas, JNIM adopts an "economic jihad" through blockades. The road Dakar-Bamako through Kayes accounts for 30% of Mali's imports by land. timbuktu-institute.org/index.php/to...
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Mia analisi per Affari Internazionali @iaionline.bsky.social sull'avanzata dei gruppi jihadisti e la crescita dell'autoritarismo nel #Sahel www.affarinternazionali.it/il-sahel-nel...
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Il Sahel nella stretta tra violenza jihadista e autoritarismo - Affarinternazionali
La situazione securitaria nel Sahel è in continuo deterioramento. Nell’ultimo decennio, ogni anno è segnato da maggiori episodi di violenza ad opera di gruppi
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Bombing a mediation meeting in a sovereign country is a signal of the will to elevate total war as a one-fit-all solution.
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Department of War www.war.gov
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
It makes sense www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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White House Moves Forward on Plans for a Department of War
Trump’s goal of renaming the Defense Department might require congressional action, but his administration is looking at other ways to rebrand the military.
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Yvan Guichaoua @yguichaoua.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Oops
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
At #EISAPEC25 @europeanisa.bsky.social, Annalisa Boni @comune.bologna.it explains how City Diplomacy must be part of the international relations ecosystem through international cooperation, partnerships, participation, etc.
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Trump claims to have ended six wars – is that true? No. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Trump claims to have ended six wars – is that true?
Trump and his administration claim to have helped settle conflicts from the Middle East to Asia, yet the reality is more complex
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Con @stefano-m.bsky.social riflettiamo sull'evoluzione nella percezione della guerra e sul ritorno delle aggressioni armate come opzione accettabile, se non normale e inevitabile. www.pandorarivista.it/articoli/il-...
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Il ritorno alla normalità della guerra - Pandora Rivista
Una riflessione sul ritorno della guerra come opzione accettabile, se non normale e inevitabile, nel discorso pubblico occidentale.
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
"When the Portuguese captain Vasco da Gama first encountered the coast in 1498, he was astounded to find well-developed urban centres with buildings of 'stone and mortar, with windows and terraces like those of Spain.'”
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
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Le Niger crée une milice patriotique pour combattre les groupes djihadistes
Sur le modèle burkinabé des Volontaires pour la défense de la patrie, Niamey a lancé le programme « Garkuwar Kassa », qui vise à recruter et former des jeunes pour prêter main-forte aux forces armées.
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
“we, the people, must never give up. Instead, we must work even harder to build civil society consensus that nuclear weapons must be abolished for a genuinely peaceful world.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Hiroshima anniversary: mayor says Ukraine and Middle East crises show world ignoring nuclear ‘tragedies’
On 80th anniversary of atomic bombing, Kazumi Matsui urges younger people to recognise ‘inhumane’ consequences of nuclear weapons as a deterrent
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Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) @peaceagency.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
🗣️ @bervent.bsky.social key features for Strategic Foresight to succeed: 1️⃣ topical, methodical, and process expertise; 2️⃣ encouraging creativity and lateral thinking to get fresh concepts and visions; 3️⃣ fostering close relationships with policymakers and stakeholders
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Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) @peaceagency.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
In a world of fast-moving crises, strategic foresight isn’t optional, it’s essential. Join us at Bologna Peacebuilding Forum for the launch of our new policy paper: “Strategic Foresight and Conflict Prevention in Foreign Policy” 🗓️ 7-9 May 🔗 Register: www.peacebuilding.eu/2025-program...
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Join us at the Bologna Peacebuilding Forum in two weeks! Check out the full agenda and register here: www.peacebuilding.eu #BPF2025
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
My comment for El Español about Meloni's visit to the White House tomorrow www.elespanol.com/mundo/europa...
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Meloni viajará a la Casa Blanca para apaciguar a Trump y evitar que prospere la línea dura ante EEUU que pide Macron
La primera ministra italiana buscará convencer a Trump de la eliminación recíproca de aranceles industriales con la Unión Europea que propone Von der Leyen. Más info...
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Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) @peaceagency.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
🚨 One month to go! The 7th Bologna Peacebuilding Forum is almost here. Let’s rethink peacebuilding in the digital age — together. 🗓️ 7–9 May 2025 | Bologna 🔗 Programme & registration: www.peacebuilding.eu/2025-program... #BPF #BPF2025
🚨 One month to go! The 7th Bologna Peacebuilding Forum is almost here.
Let’s rethink #peacebuilding in the #digital age — together.
🗓️ 7–9 May 2025 | Bologna 
🔗 Programme & registration: https://www.peacebuilding.eu/2025-programme/

#BPF #BPF2025
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Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) @peaceagency.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
📢 Registrations open for the 7th Bologna Peacebuilding Forum! 📅 7-9 May 2025 | Bologna, Italy 🗣️"Smart #Peace. Human. Tech. Possible." How can tech enhance #peacebuilding & mediation? How do we ensure it serves people, not division? 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/VD4Wn
Register for BPF 2025
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Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) @peaceagency.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
🌍👋 AP is now on Bluesky! We're excited to join this community! We’re Italy’s first agency specialized in peacebuilding, working for peace through inclusive, innovative, and sustainable means. 👥 Follow us for insights, research, and perspectives on global conflicts, security, and challenges.
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Do you still hate European bureaucracy?
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/01/2025
Italy presses Iran for immediate release of journalist held in Tehran
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Italy presses Iran for immediate release of journalist held in Tehran
Foreign ministry summons ambassador as Cecilia Sala reportedly tells family she sleeps on floor of prison cell Italy’s foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Wednesday and urged the immediate release of an Italian journalist held in solitary…
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Unfortunately, they didn't.
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Great article showing how Africa’s tech ecosystem is booming, but it isn't scaling globally. Despite most of international investors will continue to focus on serving the African market, it's time for globa ambition! blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/...
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Africa has tech unicorns, but they aren’t scaling globally
Africa's tech unicorns have captured the world's attention with billion-dollar valuations, but their global ambitions remain stunted
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
"While unlikely to return to its former diplomatic stature, Nigeria can do more for continental peace and security by reinvesting in its foreign policy institutions, continuing to help manage rifts in the ECOWAS bloc and stepping up its participation in the AU." www.crisisgroup.org/africa/west-...
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Restoring Nigeria’s Leadership for Regional Peace and Security | Crisis Group
For decades after independence in 1960, Nigeria was a diplomatic heavyweight in Africa, pushing for decolonisation and an end to white minority rule in the southern part of the continent. Its role has subsequently receded, but it can still be a key player.
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
The EU is strengthening its partnership with Tanzania on peace and security in Easter Africa, a new role for Dares Salaam, especially in Mozambique. thechanzo.com/2024/12/12/t...
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Tanzania-EU Partnership Dialogue: Tanzania Seeks Support Under European Peace Facility for Security Initiatives - The Chanzo
Tanzania and the EU discussed key issues on economic cooperation, security, and international cooperation
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Bernardo Venturi @bervent.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
“I really want people to be ready to use a real moment of opportunity to be on the streets and dismantle this regime … But we have to feel this trigger, this moment, when we really can dismantle it.” Exiled opposition leader of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
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