affects the media. In this context, Giulietto Chiesa was involved in the foundation of the World Political Forum, based in Turin and chaired by Mikhail Gorbachev. In 2010, Gorbachev carried on his activities about international research, founding in Luxemburg the New Policy Forum, of whose Advisory Board Giulietto Chiesa was a member. Chiesa published essays on these issues with Italian and foreign journals. Among them, two essays are derived from the lectures held at the Academy of Science and at the institute for Economy and international Relations (IMEMO). Returning to Italy after his period as a correspondent in Moscow for La Stampa, he wrote other books as well as dozens of essays gathered in collections co-authored by him and others. His chronicle of the events that happened during the G8 in Genoa was published with the title G8/Genova (G8/Genoa, 2001). In the same year, Afghanistan Year Zero was published, a book co-written with the journalist and satirical cartoonist Vauro and presenting a preface written by Gino Strada, the Italian surgeon who founded Emergency. This last book remained for one year at the top of the best-selling lists with over 115,000 copies sold and it was translated into Greek. In Spring 2002, La Guerra Infinita was launched which remained for a long time at the top of the non-fiction charts. It was translated into German, English and Spanish. In March 2003 Superclan was published, a book co-written by him and Marcello Villari. In Moscow - in 2003 as well – was launched Beskonechnaja Voina, a collection of essays which includes parts from Afghanistan Year Zero, The Infinite War and Superclan. At the beginning of 2004 La Guerra come Menzogna (War as a Lie) was published, which has been translated into French. The essay Invece di questa sinistra (Instead of This Left) was also published, which includes the political manifesto of Mr Chiesa for the European election campaign of 2004. On the verge of the Iraq War he promoted – together with a large group of volunteering journalists – the experimental project of an independent satellite TV, called NoWar TV. In 2004, Giulietto Chiesa was elected to the European Parliament elections as a member from the Italy of Values list of Di Pietro-Occhetto-Civil Society. At a later time, due to the incompatibility between his worldview and Di Pietro's, he left the parliamentary group of Liberals and Democrats – which he had joined