EU is now focused on sealing its external borders. Instead, it should have championed stability and economic growth in the countries of departure and transit, while creating regular migration routes.
Arturo Varvelli analyses the politicization of the migration issue in UE between electoral deadlines and NGO’s criminalization
Moscow is focused on having an outpost in Libya and consolidating the relations with the country, while Haftar seeks new credibility and support from the Kremlin after Prigozhin’s death
Arturo Varvelli comments the encounter between Khalifa Haftar and Vladimir Putin, the first since 2019
The migration issue, which has been growing with highs and lows for at least 15 years, should be handled as a structural phenomenon rather than as an emergency
Arturo Varvelli comments on the Meloni-Von der Leyen mission to Lampedusa and on the UE Plan on migration
Talking about rejections when our population is aging so fast is not at all far-sighted: we should promote active migration policies and select the people we really need
Arturo Varvelli comments on the understanding between Rome and Tunis, the involvement of the EU and the possible scenarios on migration
India still stands in the middle: it hasn’t severed ties with Russia, and it keeps a distance from China. But the launch of the IMEC might imply that India will mostly look towards the West.
Arturo Varvelli comments on the results of the G20 Summit held in New Delhi and on the increased understanding between India and the West
We are facing a potential government reshuffle, sponsored by those who see this solution as a vector for stabilization and elections
Arturo Varvelli comments on the suspension of Libyan Foreign Minister Mangoush after meeting in Rome with Israeli counterpart
Russia’s refusal to renew the grain deal is a sign of its weakness. Moscow is now playing all of its cards.
Arturo Varvelli comments on the lack of renewal of the grain deal by Russia
The European People’s Party (EPP) and Giorgia Meloni have been exploring a possible alliance ahead of the 2024 European elections
Arturo Varvelli’s analysis on Meloni’s rapprochement with other European conversative political forces
Italy cannot afford to become isolated from its historical allies
Arturo Varvelli analyses the foreign policy carried out by Giorgia Meloni, highlighting how she appears determined to signal loyalty to the Atlantic Alliance
Fighting migrants smuggling from Libya is more difficult today, since smugglers operate in the part of the country controlled by General Haftar, over which Italy and the EU have limited control
Arturo Varvelli comments on migrants smuggling through Libya.