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Tag: Italy
“Beyond Stability: A United Libya will Not End the Migration Challenge for Italy and the EU”, Luca Barana, Dario Cristiani and Asli Selin Okyay (IAI, Italy)
Migration can easily find its way back to the top of the European political agenda even in the con-text of […]
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“Art and Politics. The Streets of Rome”, Eleonora Poli (IAI, Italy)
An era in which images, rather than words, are used as vehicles of messages and ideas, street art, which was […]
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“Making Sense of Italy’s Renewed Economic Diplomacy Towards Libya”, Dario Cristiani and Silvia Colombo (IAI, Italy)
Rome is seeking to revive its economic complementary with Libya, which is seen as the most effective card that Italy […]
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“Possibilities for Financing Climate Adaptation Measures for Adriatic Cities and Regions in Croatia and Italy”, Ana-Maria Boromisa and Anastasya Raditya-Ležaić (IRMO, Croatia)
The handbook is intended for decision makers on the local and regional levels in the coastal area of Croatia and […]
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“Economy and culture: two tracks for China’s soft power in Italy”, Lorenzo Mariani and Francesca Ghiretti (IAI, Italy)
is chapter seeks to illustrate the modalities through which Chinese soft power has been developing in Italy. It demonstrates how […]
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“Italy and Africa: “Value Oriented Diplomacy” in Action”, Fabrizio Lobasso (IAI, Italy)
The “Partnership with Africa” outlines present and future scenarios for the African continent and the role Italy can play in […]
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“Re-synchronising Infrastructure Investment and Sustainable Development: Priorities for Italy’s G20 Presidency”, Nicolas J.A. Buchoud (IAI, Italy)
The 2 trillion US dollars infrastructure plan unveiled in the United States in mid-April 2021 is just one among many […]
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“The Belt and Road Initiative in Italy: The Ports of Genoa and Trieste”, Francesca Ghiretti (IAI, Italy)
In March 2019, Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in support of […]
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“China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Italy: An Analysis of Financial Cooperation”, Nicola Bilotta (IAI, Italy)
Financial cooperation is essential to boosting bilateral economic ties, providing firms with more effective instruments to operate in foreign markets. […]
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“Europe’s Missile Defence and Italy: Capabilities and Cooperation”, Alessandro Marrone and Karolina Muti (IAI, Italy)
Europe’s missile defence is structurally linked to NATO deterrence and defence architecture, and it has to face both a worsened […]
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“Clean Molecules across the Mediterranean. The Potential for North African Hydrogen Imports into Italy and the EU”, Luca Franza (IAI, Italy)
Hydrogen is the most promising vector for harnessing North Africa’s largely untapped renewable energy potential. Low-carbon hydrogen produced in North […]
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TEPSA Brief: “How has the Regeni case impacted EU-Egypt relations?”, Sara Canali
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “How has the Regeni case impacted EU-Egypt relations?“ written by Sara […]
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TEPSA Brief: “Where are Italian savings? An overview of the effects of the bail-in rules on the behaviour of Italian savers”, Andrea Sabatini (College of Europe, Bruges)
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Where are Italian savings? An overview of the effects of the […]
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“Rome-Beijing: changing the game. Italy’s embrace of China connectivity project, implications for the EU and the US”, Nicola Casarini (IAI, Italy)
Nicola Casarini, Rome-Beijing: Changing the Game. Italy’s embrace of China Connectivity Project, Implications for the EU and the US, IAI […]
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“Goals and Shortcomings of Italy’s Peace Operations”, Vincenzo Camporini (IAI, Italy)
Vincenzo Camporini, Goals and Shortcomings of Italy’s Peace Operations, IAI Commentaries, 19:11, IAI, February 2019 A substantial number of Italy’s […]
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“Italy’s Lukewarm Approach to Arms Control”, Carlo Trezza (IAI, Italy)
Carlo Trezza, Italy’s Lukewarm Approach to Arms Control, IAI Commentaries, 19:12, IAI, February 2019 Arms control does not seem to […]
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“Italy and the EU: On a Collision Course?”, Ferdinando Nelli Feroci (IAI, Italy)
Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, Italy and the EU: On a Collision Course?, IAI Commentaries, 19:15, IAI, February 2019 The present Italian […]
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“A New Idea of Europe: The Challenge of Flexibility”, Nicoletta Pirozzi and Matteo Bonomi (IAI, Italy)
Nicoletta Pirozzi, Matteo Bonomi, A New Idea of Europe: The Challenge of Flexibility, IAI Commentaries, 19:04, IAI, January 2019 With […]
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“The Political Rollercoaster of Italian-French Relations”, Jean Pierre Darnis (IAI, Italy)
Jean Pierre Darnis, The Political Rollercoaster of Italian-French Relations, IAI Commentaries, 19:14, IAI, February 2019 The French government’s decision on […]
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“Italy’s Defence Expenditure: What Impact on EU Defence Cooperation?”, Andrea Aversano Stabile, Paola Sartori (IAI, Italy)
On 15 October 2018, the Italian Ministry of Defence released its Plurennial Programmatic document (Documento Programmatico Pluriennale, DPP) outlining Italy’s defence expenditure […]
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“Italy’s budget battle with the European Commission”, Federico Steinberg (Elcano, Spain)
The European Commission has rejected Italy’s proposed draft budget because of how seriously it breached prior fiscal commitments, including an increase in […]
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“Shifting Borders and New Technological Frontiers: The Case of Italy”, Jean-Pierre Darnis (IAI, Italy)
IAI Commentaries September 2018 “Technology is the new frontier”. This concept is so often used that one has trouble tracing […]
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“The Political Cost-Effectiveness of Private Vessel Protection: The Italian Case”, Eugenio Cusumano, Stefano Ruzza (IAI, Italy)
Italy has traditionally been wary of private providers of security. Still, private military and security companies (PMSCs) have recently started […]
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“Italian and Spanish approaches to external migration management in the Sahel: venues for cooperation and coherence” (Elcano, Spain; IAI, Italy)
This paper is the result of a joint project by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (Rome) and the Elcano Royal Institute, promoted by […]
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Applications now open for the “Master in Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation” (IAI and the LUISS School of Government)
The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and the LUISS School of Government have joined their forces to launch a new Master programme […]
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TEPSA Brief: “Talking Europe: How did Italians do it in the latest election campaign and what will come next?”, Nicoletta Pirozzi
TEPSA is happy two present a new policy brief on “Talking Europe: How did Italians do it in the latest […]
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“The Conte Government: Radical Change or Pragmatic Continuity in Italian Foreign and De-fence Policy?”, Alessandro Marrone (IAI, Italy)
The new Italian government headed by Giuseppe Conte relies on a parliamentary majority formed by the Five Star Movement (Movimento […]
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“Spain is not Italy”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Italy and Spain are not only highly different, if anything they have become more so. This has become even more […]
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“Italy’s new maverick government: Mixed signals for the EU, bad news for asylum seekers”, Marco Siddi (FIIA, Finland)
The economic agenda of the new government in Rome is preoccupying Italy’s EU partners. However, this should not become an […]
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TEPSA Explainer: “The meaning of the Italian elections for European migration policies”, Anja Palm (IAI, Italy)
Moving from the results of the Italian elections of March 2018, this TEPSA Explainer analyses the role played by migration […]
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“Italy’s 2018 Elections: A Hung Parliament and Four Government Scenarios”, Alessandro Marrone, IAI Commentaries, 18:15, March 2018 (IAI, Italy)
The Italian elections have sanctioned the success of the conservative coalition – made up of an alliance between the Lega, […]
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“A guide to undestanding Italy: the 2018 elections and beyond”, Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
The Italian elections of March 2018 –which have become a case study for populism– have caused much anxiety in Europe; […]
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Uncertainty in the Italian election: Towards a political stalemate?, Marco Siddi (FIIA, Finland)
On 4 March, Italians will elect a new parliament. While forming a government will prove difficult, a radical change in […]
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Yearbook article “Italy” (IEP, Germany)
On 4 March 2018, Italy elects a new parliament. In their article from our “Yearbook of European Integration”, Alexander Grasse […]
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The Time for European Defence Has Come: Rome Must Step Up to the Task, Nathalie Tocci (IAI, Italy)
When it comes to European defence, more has been achieved over the last year than in the past decade. Some […]
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France, Italy and the Reawakening of Historical Rivalries, Jean Pierre Darnis (IAI, Italy)
The leaders of France, Italy, Spain and Germany met in Paris on 28 August for a summit hosted by President […]
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A sociology of the camps’ persisting architecture. Why did Rome not put an end to expensive ethnic housing policies?, Tommaso Vitale and Gaia Maestri (Sciences Po)
Housing facilities and public shelters for Roma in Rome are expensive, highly segregated, and low quality. They have been justified […]
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Italy and Spain: a tale of two countries, Sebastián Puig and Ángel Sánchez (Elcano, Spain)
While Italy is still more economically powerful than Spain, it displays more structural imbalances and declining trends. http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal/rielcano_en/contenido?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/elcano/elcano_in/zonas_in/commentary-puig-sanchez-italy-and-spain-tales-of-two-countries
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