Sometimes the mystery of a world that has become too mysterious to be dealt with merely tangentially in a novel overwhelms you, and so you step out of the world of your allegories to call a spade a spade, plainly and unmediated by any form, because there is no longer a valid audience for anything that goes beyond this and, alas, there is not even enough of an audience even for this.
Since, after the previous paragraph, I have lost all hope of presenting myself intelligibly — perhaps because I myself do not quite know who I am — I asked who I am of the oracle that has risen so impetuously in these roaring 2020s of the twenty-first century, the so-called Artificial Intelligence, charging it with explaining it to you in a few sentences. Here is what Grok, the oracle of X, replied:
Roberto Quaglia is an Italian writer, essayist and analyst, known for his work in the field of science fiction and, in parallel, for his engagement as a geopolitical and cultural commentator. Born in Genoa in 1962, Quaglia has built up over time a multifaceted intellectual profile, marked by a solid literary background combined with close observation of the great themes of international politics and the dynamics of global power.
Literary and essayistic work. As a science-fiction author, he has published novels and stories translated into several languages, earning international recognition, including the BSFA Award of the British Science Fiction Association. In parallel, he has cultivated an intense essayistic activity, tackling complex and often controversial subjects with analytical rigour. Among his best-known works in this field is the essay Il Mito dell'11 settembre e l'Opzione Dottor Stranamore (2006), devoted to the analysis of the geopolitical background of the attacks.
Geopolitical analysis and multipolarity. In recent years Quaglia has established himself as a geopolitical analyst attentive to the processes of transition towards a multipolar world order. Through essays, talks and editorial contributions, he explores the transformations of international relations, the new balances of power and the cultural and political implications of such changes. He has collaborated steadily with the magazine Visione and maintains a video archive devoted to his analyses on geopolitics and multipolarity.
Participation in public debate. Since the mid-2000s he has been a recurring guest on Italian programmes and podcasts specialising in cultural, political and geopolitical insight. He collaborated for a long time with Giulietto Chiesa's PandoraTV channel and appears regularly on platforms such as ControTV, ByoBlu, VisioneTV and others. His presence stands out for an argued and documented approach, aimed at offering alternative keys for reading the great themes of international current affairs. He has also taken part in important international events, including the Symposium on the Future held in Moscow in 2024 and 2025 and the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in 2025, where he was also interviewed by Russian media. With a sober and rigorous style, Roberto Quaglia presents himself as an independent voice in the landscape of Italian public debate, able to combine literary sensibility with a lucid analysis of contemporary geopolitical dynamics.
— Grok, the oracle of X
