Luigi Capoani is an economist, researcher, and lecturer in International Economics at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. He is the founder and president of the European Youth Think Tank (EYTT), an independent, non-profit platform that connects young European researchers and promotes interdisciplinary projects aimed at international scientific publication. Within EYTT, he coordinates interdisciplinary research activities and scientific initiatives focused on innovation, international collaboration, and the promotion of emerging scholars.
The strategic rivalry between the United States and China is reshaping the post-Cold War international order, with consequences for trade, technology, finance and security. Europe is deeply affected by this competition, but it does not constitute a third equivalent power. The European Union is an economic and regulatory heavyweight, yet it remains less politically and…