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Meloni between Trump and Europe: The Limits of Political Adaptability

Meloni’s political success rests on making apparently contradictory identities compatible: nationalist and European, conservative and modern, Atlanticist and sovereignist.Her relationship with Trump…

Spotlight

Matteo Piantedosi

The Trap of Migration Sovereignism: What the Ceuta Tragedy Teaches Us

Relying entirely on outsourcing controls to third countries makes EU states more vulnerable to irregular migration inflows.The Ceuta tragedy demonstrates the destabilising effects of this approach…

Strategic Communication on Ukraine’s Accession to the EU

Ukraine’s accession would represent one of the most significant steps in the history of EU enlargement, reshaping the Union’s security, economic and geopolitical landscape. Enlargement is also…
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Supporting Kyiv: Italy’s Military Assistance between Strategic Continuity and Political Division

Following the Russian invasion, Italy has provided military assistance to Ukraine through an institutional process involving the executive and legislative branches.While maintaining confidentiality…

Publications

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The House That Giorgia Built: Meloni’s Chameleonic Middle East Policy

The House That Giorgia Built: Meloni’s Chameleonic Middle East Policy
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Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager
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Rome, IAI, October 2026, 4 p.
In: IAI Commentaries 26|46
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Meloni between Trump and Europe: The Limits of Political Adaptability

Meloni between Trump and Europe: The Limits of Political Adaptability
Autori
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager
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Rome, IAI, September 2026, 4 p.
In: IAI Commentaries 26|39
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The Trap of Migration Sovereignism: What the Ceuta Tragedy Teaches Us

The Trap of Migration Sovereignism: What the Ceuta Tragedy Teaches Us
Autori
Ferruccio Pastore
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Rome, IAI, August 2026, 5 p.
In: IAI Commentaries 26|38

Research

The project aims to strengthen knowledge and strategic dialogue on cooperation between Italy and Mozambique in the field of global health. Within the framework of the Mattei Plan, the initiative…
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-September 2026) aims to examine the challenges facing Italy’s strategic communication in a contemporary international context, increasingly characterised by state actors…

Events

Meloni e von der Leyen 2025
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Luogo
Italian Senate Library "Giovanni Spadolini" | 17:30

Presentazione del Rapporto sulla politica estera italiana 2025

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IAI in the media

Financial Times: Giorgia Meloni criticises Trump’s diesel deal with Putin

decode 39: Fairford raises a new security question for Italy

NRC: Dé uit¬da¬ger van Meloni is een nog rechts-radi¬ca¬lere oud-gene¬raal

Experts

Federico Niglia

Position
Senior Non-resident Fellow
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Ferdinando Nelli Feroci

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Senior Non-resident Fellow
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