NAPLES (ITALPRESS) – “Russia’s brutal aggression in Ukraine and the rather critical situation in the Middle East, combined with the deep instability found in sub-Saharan Africa and the growing tensions in the Indo-Pacific, highlight a deteriorating security picture with prospects for the future that cannot be positive.”
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said this at the opening of the ongoing G7 Defense meeting at the Royal Palace in Naples.
“Although it might seem that these conflicts are geographically distant, they are directly connected to us with deep and interconnected dynamics. In this context we recognize a common matrix namely a match between two different and often perhaps incompatible worldviews. On the one hand,” he added, “the countries and organizations that believe in a world order based on international law, and on the other those who systematically seek to disrespect democracy in order to pursue their own goals even through the deliberate use of military force. However, this is even more pertinent than a securitarian aspect.” According to Crosetto, “we are facing extremely fluid scenarios characterized by instability, escalating from strategic competitiveness to open and ongoing confrontation. The use of military power and hybrid instruments to achieve territorial advances and malicious expansions in areas of influence are sadly the recurring modus operandi.”
(ITALPRESS).
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Crosetto “Security framework deteriorated, outlook uncertain”
