Geopolitical Atlas, the new global balances analyzed by Treccani

Dalla international stability to one structural fragmentation the evolution of borders, regimes e balance of power between states is at the center of the analysis of the Institute of the Italian Encyclopedia Treccani with the 2025 edition of Geopolitical Atlas. Under the scientific direction of the Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi the work presents itself as a rigorous tool for deciphering the dynamics that are redefining world balances.

This year’s analysis returns the image of an international system marked by a silent but profound caesura. As noted by Ambassador Sequi, the world of 2025 has stopped looking for a unitary global orderfinding himself immersed in a hybrid regime dove spheres of influence and divergent interests overlap. In this scenario, the competition between the United States, China and Russiatogether with war in Ukraine and at instability in the Middle Eastredraws the coordinates of the global security. L’Europa struggles to translate its normative weight into capacity for action, while International organizations they operate in an increasingly divided landscape.

A monumental work to understand the present

In his 808 pagesl’Geopolitical Atlas 2025 offers a complete mapping of the present. The volume contains 197 factsheets on the Statesenriched by georeferenced maps and analysis of domestic political developments, as well as 68 cards dedicated to international organizations. Scientific rigor is supported by 343 charts, thematic cards, 5 introductory essays and an appendix with 76 comparative indicators.

Key themes: technology, energy and rights

The analyzes range fromtechnological hegemony all energy policiesfacing environmental threats e nuclear, migration crises e human rights. Second Massimo BrayDirector General of the Institute, the work aims to provide a clear and informed picture, in the belief that only through one critical look it is possible to develop a conscious and inclusive vision of the present, inspired by the values ​​of pace and of solidarity.