The “scavenger of democracy” that is writing on this blog lives between Bruxelles, the capital of European Continent, the US, in particular the Commonwealth of Virginia (the first British Colony and oldest American State) and Tuscany, the birthplace of Renaissance and Humanism. The three are places of deep democratic roots, Brussels being the headquarter of European Union, Virginia being the state of American founding fathers and first presidents, and Tuscany being the region of the Medieval Communes and the first civil state to abolish torture and death penalty in 1789. He researches mostly on international issues, in particular defense peace and security, democracy and democratization, conflict resolution and he likes debates. He wants to challenge his mindset and believes commenting global events of different parts of the world. Structural changes are happening on our planet in this period of humankind history and people’s empowerment is asking for more freedom and dignity. In order to give a far future to our specie it is fundamental to share ideas from different cultural and political perspectives, reduce ethnocentric views and criticize mainstream thoughts. This is the aim of the blog. And this is what I stimulate the readers to do too.

As Latin people said we need to have “otium” (leisure) for inner creation, besides “negotium” (business) for external production. So this blog is dedicated to the “creative idleness” and the “vita activa” of the people around the world. And to the search of Truth, because as Giovenale said (followed by Rosseau, Schopenauer, Gandhi etc.):  Vitam Impendere Vero (Sacrifice Life to Truth)