Giorgia Meloni’s Italy between Trump and Europe
The priority should be “preventing divisions within the West and the transatlantic alliance”, while “rooting for” this or that side would not be helpful: it is thus that Italy’s Prime Minister…
Maria Luisa Fantappiè, Leo Goretti, Filippo Simonelli
Spotlight
Good Intentions in Need of Good Governance: The Unclear State of the Mattei Plan
In June 2025, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen met in Rome for a long-awaited meeting on synergies between Italy’s and Europe’s…
The Mattei Plan for Africa: From Aid to Partnership?
The Mattei Plan marks a pivot from traditional aid to a centralised investment model, positioning Italian state enterprises and financial institutions as the engines to de-risk…
Italy-Africa Digital Partnership under the Mattei Plan
By 2050, Africa’s population is expected to reach approximately 2.5 billion. By the end of the 21st century, the continent will account for 40.6 per cent of the world’s working age population,…
Publications
Data pubblicazione
Italy, Germany and Europe in Times of Geoeconomic Disorder
Autori
Federico Castiglioni
Details
In: Documenti IAI
25|14
Rome, IAI, December 2025, 5 p.
Data pubblicazione
The Mattei Plan for Africa: From Aid to Partnership?
Autori
Daniele Fattibene
Details
In: IAI Briefs
25|05
Rome, IAI, November 2025, 8 p.
Data pubblicazione
Global Gateway and the Mattei Plan: advancing EU-Africa digital cooperation for inclusive growth
Autori
Marianna Lunardini
Darlington Tshuma
Details
In: Altri paper e articoli
in ETTG Policy Briefs, No. 8/2025 (October 2025), 15 p.
Research
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 project (September 2025-June 2026) aims to examine the challenges facing Italy’s strategic communication in a contemporary international context, increasingly characterised by state actors…
The project (September 2025-June 2026) aims to analyse Italy’s role in the Lobito Corridor. The research will provide the opportunity to focus on several key topics: critical raw materials and…
Events
Data evento
Luogo
Rome
Hearing on the Mattei Plan
Data evento
Data evento
Luogo
Isituto Affari Internazionali | 15:00
IAI desecretato: la politica estera raccontata dai protagonisti dell'Istituto
IAI in the media
Decode39: Global Italy: Influence Beyond Borders
Tipologia
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Decode39: Global Italy: Influence Beyond Borders
Press
Yle: Meloni brought stability and made Italy a US credit cruncher in the EU
Station Sat: The Key is Winning Over Trump
Tipologia
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Station Sat: The Key is Winning Over Trump
Video
Experts
Leo Goretti
Position
Head of the "Italian foreign policy" programme; Editor "The International Spectator"
