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Leo Goretti

Biography

Leo Goretti has been Head of the "Italian foreign policy" programme at IAI, editor of The International Spectator, the peer-reviewed English-language journal of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, and editor of IAI’s series IAI Commentaries, Trends and Perspectives in International Politics and IAI Research Studies.
Leo holds a PhD in History from the University of Reading (UK). He has published extensively on Italian history and politics, in peer-reviewed journals (Modern Italy, Passato e presente, The International Journal of Sport and Society), for international think tanks (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, DGAP) and in IAI’s own editorial series. He regularly provides expert insights to international and Italian news outlets such as the BBC, Foreign Policy, Politico Europe, Deutsche Welle, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, Le Figaro and la Repubblica.

Publications

Data pubblicazione

Italy’s Foreign Policy in a World in Flux

Italy’s Foreign Policy in a World in Flux
Autori
Leo Goretti
Filippo Simonelli
Details
Rome, IAI, February 2026, 5 p.
In: IAI Briefs 26|07
Data pubblicazione

L’Italia nel mondo instabile

L’Italia nel mondo instabile. Rapporto sulla politica estera italiana. Edizione 2025
Edited by
Michele Valensise
Leo Goretti
Details
Rome, IAI, February 2026, 72 p.
In: Altri paper e articoli
Data pubblicazione

Sport and International Politics in the Changing World Order

Sport and International Politics in the Changing World Order
Edited by
Emidio Diodato
Leo Goretti
Veronica Strina
Details
Milano, EDUCatt, 2026, 183 p. (Polidemos ; 18)
In: Libri

In the media

Die Welt: Meloni am Wendepunkt – “Sie ist ganz anders, als ich gedacht abe”

ORF: Can Europe Make A Difference in the West Asia Crisis?

DW News: Italy's Meloni breaks with Trump over war in Iran, pope

Research

The aim of the project is to provide an in-depth overview of international relations on the eastern border yesterday (Friuli Venezia Giulia) and today (War in Ukraine), promoting awareness and…
The project (September 2025-June 2026) aims at strengthening Italy’s role as a privileged interlocutor between the United States, Europe and key actors in the Middle East, contributing to regional…
The geopolitical and geoeconomic shocks of the recent years have exposed the vulnerabilities of value chains and the EU’s strategic dependence on other global actors, such as China and the United…