Global Entropy: Restructuring the Post-Liberal World

Day one – April 15th, 2026 

First Session – Aula Magna, 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

10:00 am – Perspectives on the Russian War in Ukraine, Fours Years On

 Chair: Damiano Palano, ASERI

• Scott Gates, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
• Kristin Bakke, University College London (UCL)
• Matthew Evangelista, Cornell University
• Kateryna Pishchikova, ECampus University

Second Session - Aula San Francesco, 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

• Maria Rosaria Taddeo, University of Oxford 
• Simon Polichinel von der Maase, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
• Giacomo Persi Paoli, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

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

6.30 pm – end of session

Day two – April 16th, 2026

Third Session – ASERI, Graduate School of Economics and International Relations, Via San Vittore 18, Milano

9:30 am – The European Union in the Post-Liberal World

Chair: Andrea Locatelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

• Sonia Lucarelli, Alma Mater University of Bologna
• Arturo Varvelli, European Council on Foreign Relations
• Andrea Fracasso, University of Trento

11:00 am – Inequalities and Conflicts: Governance and Perspectives in the Post-Liberal World

Chair: Raul Caruso, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

• Vito Peragine, University of Bari
• Dorothée Boccanfuso, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
• Mansoob Murshed, ISS-Erasmus University

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

• Michael Mastanduno, Dartmouth College
• Jessica Di Salvatore, University of Florence
• Richard Caplan, University of Oxford

4.00 pm – coffee break

4.30 pm. Energy and Resources: Issues and Global Governance

Chair: Raul Caruso, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

• Roberto Zoboli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Valeria Costantini, Roma Tre University
• Claudia Ghisetti, University of Milano-Bicocca

6.30 pm – end of session