This volume is a collection of essays published between 1999 and 2015 in the review The Federalist Debate. The book highlights the issue of federalism intended as a theoretical paradigm to interpret the major problems of our age, and in particular the issues of peace and war in a world characterized by an uncontrolled globalization.

Lucio Levi is Professor of Political Science and Comparative Politics at the University of Turin. He was President of the European Federalist Movement from 2009 to 2015. He is editor of the review The Federalist Debate and scientific Director of the International Democracy Watch. He edited with Giovanni Finizio and Nicola Vallinoto the First International Democracy Report, published as The Democratization of International Institutions (2013). He is the author of several books on federalism, European integration, globalization and international organizations. Giampiero Bordino is president of the Einstein Center for International Studies (CESI) in Turin and a member of the editorial staff and contributor of the review The Federalist Debate. He has published historical essays and manuals, in particular on contemporary history. He writes about issues relating to European unity, supranational federalism and the globalization process. Antonio Mosconi has been controller of Fiat Group and Managing Director of Teksid, Fiatimpresit, Toro Assicurazioni and Utet. He is the former President of the Einstein Centre for International Studies. He is the author of several essays on the automotive sector and the international monetary system.