In balance: How Italy can solve its China problem
Italy’s membership of the BRI risks harming its relations with G7 partners. It is time for it to carefully disentangle itself from the initiative
Experts & Staff
Teresa Coratella
Programme Manager, ECFR Rome
Areas of expertise
Italian foreign policy, Poland in Europe, Visegrád Group, geopolitics and International Relations
Languages
Italian, Polish, English and basic French
Biography
Teresa Coratella is the programme manager at the European Council on Foreign Relations’ Rome office.
Coratella joined ECFR as an advocacy and communications officer in February 2011. Previously, she worked for the Warsaw-based Institute for Eastern Studies as programme assistant in charge of partnerships and development. She contributed to the organization of high level international conferences on foreign policy issues in several European capitals. She holds an MA in European Interdisciplinary Studies from the College of Europe, Natolin Campus, with a focus on the EU as a regional actor. She holds a BA in International Relations and wrote her final dissertation on Polish foreign policy between 1989 and 2004. Coratella is a member of WIIS(Women in International Security). She is a native speaker of Italian and Polish and speaks fluent English and basic French.
Democratic defence: How Italy can lead the fight against Russian disinformation
Italy’s politics and social media remain vulnerable to Russian influence. But opportunities exist to strengthen itself for the future.
Migration first: Why Italy and Britain are working together on sea crossings
Italian efforts to formally enhance bilateral relations with other European states have largely faltered. This time may be different
The moment to choose: How migration politics could damage the Meloni government’s EU credentials
The Meloni government has largely adopted a ‘Russia-pragmatic’ approach to its EU and Ukraine policies. But pressure over migration within the coalition could harm relations with other European states
Whatever it breaks: Draghi’s downfall and the future of Italy
Draghi always knew that he could not depend on some members of his ruling coalition. Yet his legacy of leadership in the EU could survive his departure.
Draghi race: Italian voters and Russia’s war on Ukraine
Draghi’s approach to Italian and EU policy on Russia is at odds with the public mood in Italy. He will need to act quickly if he is to convince voters at home to support his foreign policy choices.
Italy’s challenging divorce from Russia
Russia’s war on Ukraine has prompted urgent changes in Italian foreign policy. Rome’s efforts to distance itself from Moscow are creating major challenges at home.
Rome advantage: The Draghi government and Europe’s balance of power
With Mario Draghi staying on as prime minister, Italy has an opportunity to help lead an economic and political recovery from the pandemic that secures Europe’s future
The Quirinal Treaty: How France and Italy can promote environmental action and European sovereignty
More structured dialogue between France and Italy could prove useful to both countries – and to the wider European project
Views from the capitals on COP26
COP26 concluded on 13 November with the Glasgow Climate Pact, an agreement that sets out the next phase of the fight against climate change. The pact may have disappointed many, but views of it vary a great deal depending on where you sit. Below, experts from three of ECFR’s offices – in Rome, Paris, and Berlin – discuss the implications of the deal.
Publications
Democratic defence: How Italy can lead the fight against Russian disinformation
Italy’s politics and social media remain vulnerable to Russian influence. But opportunities exist to strengthen itself for the future.
Rome’s moment: Draghi, multilateralism, and Italy’s new strategy
Italy has an opportunity to position itself closer to the Franco-German engine and to help construct a multilateral system in which the EU and the US are equal partners
Together in trauma: Europeans and the world after covid-19
A new survey shows that, after the onset of the covid-19 crisis, there has been a rise in public support for unified EU action to tackle global threats
How to govern a fragmented EU: What Europeans said at the ballot box
The results of the European election confront EU leaders with a considerable challenge: navigating a new, more fragmented, and polarised political environment
Articles
In balance: How Italy can solve its China problem
Italy’s membership of the BRI risks harming its relations with G7 partners. It is time for it to carefully disentangle itself from the initiative
Migration first: Why Italy and Britain are working together on sea crossings
Italian efforts to formally enhance bilateral relations with other European states have largely faltered. This time may be different
The moment to choose: How migration politics could damage the Meloni government’s EU credentials
The Meloni government has largely adopted a ‘Russia-pragmatic’ approach to its EU and Ukraine policies. But pressure over migration within the coalition could harm relations with other European states
Whatever it breaks: Draghi’s downfall and the future of Italy
Draghi always knew that he could not depend on some members of his ruling coalition. Yet his legacy of leadership in the EU could survive his departure.
Draghi race: Italian voters and Russia’s war on Ukraine
Draghi’s approach to Italian and EU policy on Russia is at odds with the public mood in Italy. He will need to act quickly if he is to convince voters at home to support his foreign policy choices.
Italy’s challenging divorce from Russia
Russia’s war on Ukraine has prompted urgent changes in Italian foreign policy. Rome’s efforts to distance itself from Moscow are creating major challenges at home.
Rome advantage: The Draghi government and Europe’s balance of power
With Mario Draghi staying on as prime minister, Italy has an opportunity to help lead an economic and political recovery from the pandemic that secures Europe’s future
The Quirinal Treaty: How France and Italy can promote environmental action and European sovereignty
More structured dialogue between France and Italy could prove useful to both countries – and to the wider European project
Views from the capitals on COP26
COP26 concluded on 13 November with the Glasgow Climate Pact, an agreement that sets out the next phase of the fight against climate change. The pact may have disappointed many, but views of it vary a great deal depending on where you sit. Below, experts from three of ECFR’s offices – in Rome, Paris, and Berlin – discuss the implications of the deal.
What they want: Rome’s views on the new German government
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has an opportunity to build a relationship with the next German chancellor that is free from party political rivalries. In doing so, he should focus on four main issues at the heart of the German-Italian relationship.
Podcasts
Von der Leyen’s EU Commission: Picks for a Union that strives for more
Mark Leonard is meeting his ECFR colleagues, Tara Varma, Piotr Buras and Teresa Coratello in Berlin to go through the newly selected EU Commission. What…
The End of the World #14: Interview with Martin Wolf
In this new episode of our summer series, ECFR's director Mark Leonard and Policy Fellow Anthony Dworkin talk with Martin Wolf about the economic origins…
Events
13 Oct
From Milan towards Glasgow: for a Green Geopolitical Europe?
How can the EU and its member states seize the opportunity for a cohesive policy on green issues?
In the media
None of the upcoming national European elections will ever undermine or weaken Europe’s solidarity towards Ukraine. But American elections might represent a turning point.
Teresa Coratella comments on the war in Ukraine focusing on the internal frictions within the transatlantic coalition
With the European elections coming up, the fight against disinformation should become a priority of Italian and EU action
Teresa Coratella explains the importance of promoting the fight against Russian disinformation at an Italian and EU level
Gabriele Carrer, Teresa Coratella and Silvia Samorè are quoted about their rapport on disinformation in Italy
The Estonian Prime Minister plays a relevant political role within the EU and NATO, while she is also busy handling important domestic dossiers
Teresa Coratella’s analysis on the relevant role played at a EU level by Kaja Kallas, the Estonian Prime Minister reappointed by the recent parliamentary elections
Polish political pragmatism allowed Warsaw to seize the war in Ukraine as an opportunity to resume dialogue with other European capitals and Washington
Teresa Coratella comments on the evolution of Poland’s position in the international arena in the framework of the Russian invasion of Ukraine