We have the honour to open this number with the participation of the Under-secretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Honourable Enrico Micheli who, in his capacity as ‘Delegated Authority’ for the Security of the Republic, has privileged us with his precious contribution on the recent Intelligence Reform, which follows a close examination by General Carlo Jean of the evolution of the Services from the ‘Order of Malta to the disorder of the Nations’. Continuing with the theme of security, the Head of Police, Prefect Antonio Manganelli analyzes, in the interview, problems and aspects regarding ‘the new security needs’ of the citizen.
Forum, thanks to the opinions of experts in the informatics sector, investigates how the technological evolution has affected the development of the Intelligence – uprooting certain traditions and methodologies. And it is to the utilization of the ‘network’ by the Al Qaeda that the interesting contribution of Guido Olimpio is dedicated.
On the international front, the events of Kosovo, Palestine and Pakistan find ample space, while on the domestic front, Judge Amato examines the Law. No. 49 of the 21st February, 2006, which has profoundly changed the sanctionable, criminal and administrative discipline in matters of narcotics.
Sovereign funds of investment and their growing role in the international financial market is examined in the article compiled by the Editorial Section, which for the space ‘From the Archives to History’ proposes a document dating from 1925, on the gathering and management of ‘biometric’ data. In the ‘Chronology of Organized Crime’ – which takes over the column from ‘Stories of Casa Nostra’ – a profile is drawn of a recently arrested prominent figure of the ‘ndrangheta.
The protagonist of ‘True Stories, Anecdotes and Legends’ is the spy, Cicero, with all his international intrigues, while the ‘Reviews’ concern certain books by Loretta Napoleoni, which deal with the pernicious intertwining between economy and terrorism.
In closing, I take the opportunity of informing our readers of the editorial change from the AISI to the new Publishing House which, starting from this number, will manage the printing and distribution of the Gnosis Review.
Francesco La Motta
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