Behind the Lobito Corridor: the Future of Infrastructure Diplomacy

“Behind the Lobito Corridor” is a podcast series produced by the Istituto Affari Internazionali as part of the project: "Italy at the forefront of infrastructure diplomacy: the Lobito Corridor case".

The series delves deeper into the research briefs published within the project through conversations between the authors of the briefs and the host Pietro Rinaldi, Junior Researcher in the Energy, Climate and Resource Programme.

In this second episode, the brief explored is: “The Lobito Corridor and Africa’s Development Agenda: Synergies with the Mattei Plan and Global Gateway". Authors Marianna Lunardini, Researcher in the Multilateralism and Global Governance Programme, and Filippo Simonelli, Junior Researcher in the italian foreing policy programme, discuss the implications of Italian and European investment in the Corridor at a historical moment of weakening in the transatlantic bond.

This discussion provides a more nuanced understanding of the project, examining its implications for the local population, regional dynamics, and international interest in the corridor.