Restructuring the Post-Liberal World
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
SESSION 1 - UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE
Largo Gemelli 1, Milan - Aula Magna G.015
09:30 AM | Institutional Greetings and Welcome Remarks
Andrea Santini, Dean, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Damiano Palano, ASERI Director, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
10:00 AM | Perspectives on the Russian War in Ukraine, Four Years On
Chair: Damiano Palano, ASERI
- Kristin Bakke, University College London (UCL)
- Matthew Evangelista, Cornell University
- Scott Gates, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
- Kateryna Pishchikova, ECampus University
SESSION 2 - UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE
Piazza S. Ambrogio 9, Milan - Room San Francesco SF.301
2:30 PM | AI in Security: Issues, Threats, and Governance
Chair: Raul Caruso, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Giacomo Persi Paoli, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
- Simon Polichinel von der Maase, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
- Maria Rosaria Taddeo, University of Oxford
4:00 pm | Coffee Break
4:30 PM | The Future Beyond the Post-Liberal World
Chair: Monica Spatti, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Joseph Grieco, Duke University
- Vittorio Emanuele Parsi, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
- Andrea Ruggeri, University of Milan
18:00 | End of the Session
Thursday, 16 April 2026
SESSION 3 - ASERI
Via San Vittore 18, Milan - Room SV011/12
09:30 AM | The European Union in the Post-Liberal World
Chair: Andrea Locatelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Andrea Fracasso, University of Trento
- Sonia Lucarelli, Alma Mater University of Bologna
- Arturo Varvelli, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
11:00 AM | Inequalities and Conflicts: Governance and Perspectives in the Post-Liberal World
Chair: Raul Caruso, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Dorothée Boccanfuso, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
- Mansoob Murshed, ISS-Erasmus University
- Vito Peragine, University of Bari
12:30 PM | Lunch
2:30 PM | The Issues and Future of International Cooperation: Between Sanctions and Peacekeeping
Chair: Paolo Maggiolini, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Richard Caplan, University of Oxford
- Jessica Di Salvatore, University of Florence
- Michael Mastanduno, Dartmouth College
4:00 pm | Coffee Break
4:30 PM | Energy and Resources: Issues and Global Governance
Chair: Raul Caruso, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Valeria Costantini, Roma Tre University
- Claudia Ghisetti, University of Milano-Bicocca
- Roberto Zoboli, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
18:00 | End of the Conference
Free participation (In presence or online) upon registration.
INFORMATION
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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
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