Giorgia on my mind: The Italian election and European foreign policy
Mark Leonard and his guests discuss the implications of the new government in Rome and its foreign policy agenda, including Russia and China
Italy
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.
Armed for innovation: How to drive German-Italian defence industrial cooperation
Defence industrial cooperation between Italy and Germany could boost the EU’s geopolitical credibility and capacity for technological innovation. There is no strategic autonomy without a strong defence industry.
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
Italy’s next bid for victory: The EU and green geopolitics
Italy should use its G20 presidency and COP26 co-presidency to help the EU become a major player in green geopolitics and a mediator between competing great powers
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
Friends like these: How foreign policy could derail an alliance of Europe’s populist right
A populist alliance in the European Parliament may prove unworkable because of the parties’ diverging global outlooks
Italy and defence under Draghi: A to-do list
Italy can play an active role in shaping European defence policy – if it avoids getting distracted by its internal political tribulations
Out of the south: Why Italy and Portugal should lead on climate change, health security, and multilateralism
Italy and Portugal will follow a common, coordinated strategy on key policy areas as presidents of the G20 and the EU respectively
Publications
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
Articles
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.
Armed for innovation: How to drive German-Italian defence industrial cooperation
Defence industrial cooperation between Italy and Germany could boost the EU’s geopolitical credibility and capacity for technological innovation. There is no strategic autonomy without a strong defence industry.
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
Italy’s next bid for victory: The EU and green geopolitics
Italy should use its G20 presidency and COP26 co-presidency to help the EU become a major player in green geopolitics and a mediator between competing great powers
Friends like these: How foreign policy could derail an alliance of Europe’s populist right
A populist alliance in the European Parliament may prove unworkable because of the parties’ diverging global outlooks
Italy and defence under Draghi: A to-do list
Italy can play an active role in shaping European defence policy – if it avoids getting distracted by its internal political tribulations
Out of the south: Why Italy and Portugal should lead on climate change, health security, and multilateralism
Italy and Portugal will follow a common, coordinated strategy on key policy areas as presidents of the G20 and the EU respectively
The pandemic challenge: How Italy can make a comeback
We must seize the opportunities created by the EU’s mobilisation of an extraordinary amount of resources as a fiscal stimulus for the recovery
Podcasts
Giorgia on my mind: The Italian election and European foreign policy
Mark Leonard and his guests discuss the implications of the new government in Rome and its foreign policy agenda, including Russia and China
In the media
Meloni will try to play the troublemaker in Europe
The relationship between Rome and Brussels is likely to deteriorate noticeably after the Italian election, says Teresa Coratella
The energy diplomacy carried out in recent months is a rare example of coherence and strategy in the pursuit of national interest
Arturo Varvelli and Lorena Stella Martini analyse the foreign policy strategy of the Draghi government towards the Southern Mediterranean, and in particular North Africa
There is great sorrow over the loss of Mario Draghi
Her political view is a purely nationalistic, which could represent a serious threat to the EU project
Italy today feels a bit like it did the 1970s