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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

In light of the ongoing transformations in the Gulf – which have accelerated processes of diversification and adaptation, encouraging governments and economic actors to invest in land, rail, port and…
The project (September 2026-June 2027) examines how cooperation between Italy and Germany in areas of strategic interest – specifically the Horn of Africa – can serve as a laboratory for developing…
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…

Events

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

Presentazione del Rapporto sulla politica estera italiana 2025

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IAI in the media

Le Monde: La diplomatie de Giorgia Meloni, une politique au cœur de l’internationale réactionnaire

The Guardian: Giorgia Meloni is Italy’s great political survivor. Could one man be about to bring her down?

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

Experts

Federico Niglia

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Senior Non-resident Fellow
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Ferdinando Nelli Feroci

Position
Senior Non-resident Fellow
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