Mario Giro peace advocacy

On 20 July 2026, former Italian diplomat Mario Giro presented his essay *Pace in tempo di guerra* at Rome’s Palazzo Firenze. The launch, hosted by the Società Dante Alighieri and streamed live, featured government and cultural figures and framed the work as a call to re‑examine how peace erodes before conflict, urging renewed focus on negotiation, disarmament and political responsibility.

A week later, Giro expanded his critique in a public commentary on the same book. He argued that the post‑World‑War II international order has been deliberately undermined by the power politics of major states, describing the current era as an “age of force” where war is normalized. Citing the United States’ involvement in Venezuela, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the war in Gaza, he called for a pragmatic, negotiation‑based approach to restore multilateral rules and curb unilateral military action.

Together, the two events trace Giro’s progression from a literary launch aimed at sparking debate to a broader geopolitical analysis warning that the erosion of collective security frameworks threatens global stability.