The history of mankind is dominated by the power relationship of an economic nature, identifiable at the different stages of progression: the struggle for survival, colonization and slavery, territorial conquest and trade, economic competition, the geoeconomic and competitive fighting.But there is no recognized written culture on economic warfare in the academic world. This gap can be explained by the lack of legitimacy of the concept due to the desire to conceal the purpose of economic fighting. The most visible expressions and irrefutable economic warfare as the most contentious phases of colonization or the two opium wars have not led to the beginnings of a reading grid. This article aims to fill this gap in thinking about a reality that everyday becomes more demonstrative. Unlike other countries such as the United States, South Korea and China, Europe is powerless to address this problem.
Centro Studi Strategici Carlo De Cristoforis 