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EnergySource

Jun 12, 2018

The irony of Italy’s election for energy

By John Roberts

The new Italian government’s declaration that it is reviewing the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project threatens to derail a $40 billion set of projects that will bring Caspian gas to Europe and hand Russia a major victory in the process. What is at stake is the final leg of a complex set of projects referred […]

Geopolitics & Energy Security Italy

In the News

Jun 11, 2018

Oosterveld Joins The Warcast Podcast to Discuss Italy’s New Coalition Government

By Bart Oosterveld

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Italy

New Atlanticist

Jun 6, 2018

The G7 Summit in the Age of Trump

By Joshua Kadish

As the world awaits the much-anticipated summit between US President Donald J. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on June 12, the president must first prepare for another important meeting: the G7.

France Germany

New Atlanticist

May 30, 2018

Italy is Too Big to Fail

By Bart Oosterveld and Andrea Montanino

While the fundamentals of the Italian economy remain sound, the political uncertainty gripping the country has spooked markets. Tools created during the European debt crisis in 2009—such as the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)—are insufficient to support funding needs of the Italian sovereign and corporate sector for a sustained period of time. Interventions such as the […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

May 28, 2018

Italy’s President Keeps Populists At Bay

By Nick Ottens

Italy is, not for the first time, in political crisis. But this time, what happens in Rome could have a big impact on financial markets, the euro, and the longer-term future of the European Union as a whole. Sergio Mattarella, the country’s largely ceremonial president, took the unusual step on May 28 of vetoing a […]

European Union International Organizations

In the News

May 21, 2018

Oosterveld and Morales Salto-Weis in MarketWatch: Will Italy’s Next Government Try to Pull it Out of the Euro?

By Bart Oosterveld

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Italy

New Atlanticist

May 18, 2018

Italy May Soon Be Led by an Anti-EU, Pro-Putin Coalition

By Nick Ottens

Italy’s populist Five Star Movement and the League have finalized a coalition agreement that challenges the consensus of the European Union (EU). There are still a couple of hurdles to be cleared: the parties have yet to agree on a candidate for prime minister and supporters of the Five Star Movement are voting in an […]

European Union International Organizations

In the News

Apr 16, 2018

Braw in Defense One: For Not-Quite-Wars, Italy Has a Useful Alternative to Traditional Troops

By Elisabeth Braw

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Italy

New Atlanticist

Mar 7, 2018

Italian Election Puts Europe in Uncharted Waters

By Louis Golino

Italy’s March 5 parliamentary election, in which anti-establishment parties won half of the vote, has caused a political earthquake with the potential to reshape Italy, Europe’s future, and even how populism impacts democracy.  Traditional political forces on the left and center are foundering. What will take their place remains to be seen both within Italy […]

European Union International Organizations

Article

Mar 6, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Echo Campaigns and Electoral Results in Italy

By Anna Pellegatta

Prior to nationwide elections on March 4, the DFRLab published analysis outlining the complex relations between Italian political parties and the Kremlin.

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Experts

Fellow

Paolo Messa

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

Andrea Montanino

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

Nicholas O’Connell

Nonresident Fellow

Europe Center

Civil Society Elections

Staff

Jacopo Pastorelli

Program Assistant

Europe Center

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

Mario De Pizzo

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

English Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

Stefano Stefanini

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

English Europe & Eurasia
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