Global Entropy: Restructuring the Post-Liberal World

Day one – April 15th, 2026

Session 1 – Aula Magna G.015 , Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Gemelli 1

9:30 am – Institutional Greetings and Welcome Remarks

Andrea Santini, Dean of the 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

12:00 pm – Break and end of Session 1 – change of Conference venue

Session 2 - Room San Francesco SF.301 
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piazza S.Ambrogio, 9

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, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Andrea Ruggeri, University of Milan

6.00 pm – end of session

Day two – April 16th, 2026

Session 3 – ASERI, Via San Vittore 18, Room SV.011/12

9:30 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 am – 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, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

6.00 pm – end of session