Author: Greta Di Mattia

Greta is a Master's graduate in International relations from the University of Teramo and former international student at the Saint Petersburg State University of economics. Currently enrolled on the European Interdisciplinary Studies Master programme at the College of Europe in Natolin, Poland, Greta specialises in conflict analysis in the areas of Eastern Europe and the Middle East, with a special focus on Ukraine, Russia and Yemen.

World News

[ANALYSIS] Playing with the Fire of Democracy: Ukraine’s Choice of National Security over Media Pluralism

By Greta Di Mattia June 5, 2021 August 4, 2021 0

The presidential decree which unplugged three pro-Russian TV channels overnight on 2 February 2021 has been hailed by pro-Western Ukrainians as the first bold move by Ukraine President Volodymir Zelensky to counter Russian propaganda.
While the EU expressed its concerns and the US praised the decision, journalists unions condemned such an interference in the freedom of the media.
Yet, all international conventions protecting freedom of speech establish a few motives on the base of which a State can restrict such freedom and one of the most popular ones is a pressing though historically abused necessity: national security.
Well, this is is exactly the interest that Zelensky claims to protect.

Human Stories, World News

The Unknown Face of Yemen: A Conversation with Mariam Al-Dhubani

By Greta Di Mattia March 30, 2021 September 26, 2021 0

The war in Yemen is often depicted as a proxy war between Sunnite Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran.
For too long this reductive interpretation has been hindering a comprehensive peace process by disregarding local actors and social dynamics.
The present TNGO human story is aimed at looking beyond such an obscuring veil through the eyes of Mariam al-Dhubani, a Yemeni-Russian award-winning journalist and filmmaker, whose camera strives to capture the true face of her unknown homeland.