Reflections on leading European nations in deep domestic trouble, including a Germany that apparently can only think of itself.
Meloni: Mussolini’s Come Back in Italy?
Giorgia Meloni is a cynical, quick-lipped, unmarried mother who speaks French and passable English. She is many things, but she is not a female Mussolini.
Italy: The Least Bad Outcome
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Sergio Mattarella stays on as president, Mario Draghi remains prime minister. For Italy and Europe, this is the least bad outcome of Italy’s presidential election.
Italy’s Populist Racists Badly Bruised
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Salvini, Meloni and the hard right have to contend with a resurgence of the center left in Italy’s most important urban centers.
Italy: No Political Crisis, But an Economic One
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The EU’s patience to throw Italy yet another lifeline after the current one is rapidly vanishing.
Country Focus: Italy
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A collection of features from our archives exploring Italy’s politics, history, economy and culture.
The Globalist Culinary Tour: Italy
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This week, The Globalist Culinary Tour explores the food and culture of Italy.
Italy: Libya’s Former Colonial Master
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Did years of painful colonial rule by the Italians shape Libya’s relationship with the West today?
Italy’s New Coalition Faces Tough Choices
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Italy has moved—again—in the direction of stability in the short term, while facing long-term fragility of its economic and financial situation.