"Per comprendere la portata della minaccia che Vannacci rappresenta per l’UE, gli europei dovrebbero guardare oltre il copione del populismo europeo contemporaneo". L'analisi di @taszuc.bsky.social e @arturovarvelli.bsky.social

L’Europa ha un problema in Italia: come contrastare l’ascesa di Roberto Vannacci – European Council on Foreign Relations

Sebbene Futuro Nazionale, il Partito di estrema destra guidato da Roberto Vannacci, abbia solo quattro mesi di vita, continua a raccogliere consenso e per quest

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Nella Newsletter "Appunti" di Stefano Feltri, @taszuc.bsky.social e @arturovarvelli.bsky.social identificano quattro motivi per cui Meloni dovrebbe escludere Futuro Nazionale da un prossimo governo 🇮🇹 Leggilo qui 👇️ buff.ly/OxAkIb4

Vannacci è un problema europeo

Tra pragmatismo e radicalizzazione: le implicazioni di un’eventuale alleanza tra Giorgia Meloni e Futuro Nazionale. E cosa dovrebbe fare l’Europa

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From Venezuela's oil fields to Nigeria's refineries, the Iran war has created a unexpected group of economic winners, @jackvdutton.bsky.social writes www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

How Iran war created unexpected economic beneficiaries

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is reshaping global energy and trade flows, creating opportunities for economies far beyond the Middle East.

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In the latest commentary, @cinzia-erre.bsky.social and @arturovarvelli.bsky.social examine how the war in #Iran and the closure of the Strait of #Hormuz are reshaping the logic behind IMEC. @ecfrrome.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social (2/2)

🇮🇳 La guerra in #Iran lo ha dimostrato: l'IMEC è stato progettato per la pace. Con Hormuz chiuso e i Paesi del Golfo diffidenti verso Israele, l'Europa deve ripensare il corridoio. Il nuovo commento @ecfr.eu di @cinziabianco.bsky.social e @arturovarvelli.bsky.social👇

Bypassing the straits: The India-Middle East-Europe corridor needs a wartime redesign – European Council on Foreign Relations

The Iran war has exposed the limits of an economic corridor built for peacetime. Europeans should rethink the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor for a r

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🔴 NEW commentary @cinziabianco.bsky.social @arturovarvelli.bsky.social: The Iran war has exposed the limits of an economic corridor built for peacetime. Europeans should rethink the IMEC for a region where trade routes are now strategic targets ecfr.eu/article/bypa...

Bypassing the straits: The India-Middle East-Europe corridor needs a wartime redesign – European Council on Foreign Relations

The Iran war has exposed the limits of an economic corridor built for peacetime. Europeans should rethink the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor for a r

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@ecfr.eu al Summit "Europe's Independence Moment" di Future Proof Society a Brescia! 22/05, Masterclass di Politica Internazionale, Teatro Grande 23/05, @arturovarvelli.bsky.social sarà con @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social nel panel "Don't think of an elephant", Auditorium S. Barnaba

FPS 2026 · Summit

Europe Independence Moment — 22–24 maggio 2026, Brescia.

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Meloni incontra #Rubio in una missione di "damage control", più che uno scambio diplomatico. Così @arturovarvelli.bsky.social, direttore di @ecfrrome.bsky.social, su Euractiv. In gioco c'è la relazione privilegiata con la Casa Bianca, e il ruolo strategico dell'#Italia.

📰 “There is a general discontent over the war in Iran and the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz – a crisis that’s impacting Italian growth and, if it continues, could have a significant impact on citizens” @arturovarvelli.bsky.social for @aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...

Why has Italy’s Giorgia Meloni suspended a defence pact with Israel?

Italy’s decision has little immediate impact, but marks an unprecedented U-turn by one of Israel's staunchest allies.

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La sconfitta al referendum di Giorgia Meloni 🇮🇹 può rivelare il costo politico di un’alleanza con un’amministrazione USA 🇺🇸 in rotta di collisione con gli interessi europei 🇪🇺. ✍🏻 Scrive @arturovarvelli.bsky.social x @ecfr.eu

La trappola Trump: perchè la sconfitta elettorale di Giorgia Meloni al referendum è un monito per l’Europa   – European Council on Foreign Relations

La sconfitta referendaria di Giorgia Meloni potrebbe mostrare il prezzo di un’alleanza con un’amministrazione statunitense che si pone contro gli interessi euro

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The Italian prime minister’s referendum defeat could reveal the price of allying with a US administration that goes against European interests, writes @arturovarvelli.bsky.social Read our latest commentary: https://bit.ly/4tfwp6W

The Trump trap: Why Meloni’s referendum defeat is a warning for Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations

The Italian prime minister’s referendum defeat could reveal the price of allying with a US administration that goes against European interests

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The Italian prime minister’s referendum defeat could reveal the price of allying with a US administration that goes against European interests, writes @arturovarvelli.bsky.social Read our latest commentary: https://bit.ly/4tfwp6W

The Trump trap: Why Meloni’s referendum defeat is a warning for Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations

The Italian prime minister’s referendum defeat could reveal the price of allying with a US administration that goes against European interests

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The Italian prime minister’s referendum defeat could reveal the price of allying with a US administration that goes against European interests, writes @arturovarvelli.bsky.social Read our latest commentary: https://bit.ly/4tfwp6W

The Trump trap: Why Meloni’s referendum defeat is a warning for Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations

The Italian prime minister’s referendum defeat could reveal the price of allying with a US administration that goes against European interests

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This builds on prior @ecfr.eu work, including last year's "Rise to the challengers" paper by @arturovarvelli.bsky.social, @camillelons.bsky.social, @taszuc.bsky.social and me, which charted the foreign policies of Europe's populists - and imagined how those could play out. ecfr.eu/publication/...

Rise to the challengers: Europe’s populist parties and its foreign policy future – European Council on Foreign Relations

An array of populist parties are challenging Europe’s foreign policy mainstream. To secure European sovereignty, its politicians need to adapt—which means prepa

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Delighted to announce the launch of the New Politics Project at @ecfr.eu. Led by me in Berlin and Piotr Buras in Warsaw, it will 1) research how volatility, fragmentation & populism are reshaping European foreign policies, 2) build a resilient agenda for a stronger, autonomous Europe. ecfr.eu/npp

🇻🇪 “Su Venezuela e Groenlandia, Meloni sta dimostrando grande abilità nel muoversi su due binari paralleli, seguendo una sorta di vecchia politica del pendolo tra Stati Uniti ed Europa.” Spiega @arturovarvelli.bsky.social a @radiodeejay 👉 Per l'episodio completo:

Malgrado la loro relazione speciale, Giorgia Meloni ha voltato le spalle a Donald Trump sulla Groenlandia. Ma perché? | 820

Tra il presidente americano Donald Trump e la presidente del Consiglio italiana Giorgia Meloni c'è...

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Alla fine degli anni Cinquanta l’America prova a ritrovare il proprio respiro, mentre il mondo si riempie di ombre. In quel tempo sospeso Dave Brubeck sceglie il rischio, fa del ritmo un territorio di libertà e del jazz un luogo d’incontro tra rigore e invenzione.

“L’arresto di Al-Masri, più che un atto di giustizia internazionale, è un regolamento di conti interno”. Così @arturovarvelli.bsky.social, Direttore di @ecfrrome.bsky.social e Senior Policy Fellow, ha commentato a @radio24.bsky.social l’arresto del Generale. 🎧 Se te lo sei perso:

2) @kellyp90.bsky.social & @arturovarvelli.bsky.social look specifically at the role of Italy, arguing that Meloni should align fully with the EU to develop truly constructive partnerships with Mediterranean countries and better secure their strategic interests in the region. buff.ly/RhrE20s

The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean | ECFR

Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.

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The Mattei Plan makes an explicit claim to be “not paternalistic, not charitable, not predatory” and rely instead on new forms of engagement, write @kellyp90.bsky.social and @arturovarvelli.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3KL50bS

The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean

Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.

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Nel loro nuovo Policy Brief, @kellyp90.bsky.social & @arturovarvelli.bsky.social spiegano come la relazione tra il pesce pilota (🇮🇹) e la tartaruga (🇪🇺) debba evolvere, unendo l'iniziativa italiana alla forza politico-finanziaria dell'UE. 👇

The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean | ECFR

Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.

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To develop a truly holistic approach to the Wider Mediterranean, Italy needs to Europeanise its policy (rather than the EU to “Italianise” its policy) to secure its strategic interests, write @kellyp90.bsky.social and @arturovarvelli.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social https://bit.ly/42r0HbI

The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean

Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.

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If you get lost in the narrow streets between the Mattei Plan, the Global Gateway and the Rome Process, this policy brief by @kellyp90.bsky.social @arturovarvelli.bsky.social @ecfr.eu will guide you through, suggesting a more symbiotic relationship between the #EU and #Italy. ecfr.eu/publication/...

The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean

Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.

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Giorgia Meloni mira a ridefinire il rapporto 🇮🇹 con i Paesi del Sud del Mediterraneo attraverso la creazione di partenariati eguali. Ciò implica anche il rafforzamento del ruolo del settore privato. ✍️ @kellyp90.bsky.social & @arturovarvelli.bsky.social

The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean | ECFR

Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.

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Meloni aims to redefine Italy’s relationship with countries to its south by creating equal partnerships with partner states. This also involves enhancing the role of the private sector, write @kellyp90.bsky.social and @arturovarvelli.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social https://bit.ly/42r0HbI

The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean

Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.

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📰 L’Europa costretta a ripensare la sua strategia di difesa: dall’Italia all’Ucraina, gli sforzi europei per plasmare il dopoguerra sono ancora in salita. 👉 Leggi l'intervista di Ugo Poletti ad @arturovarvelli.bsky.social, Direttore @ecfrrome.bsky.social per il @kyivpost.com

Europe Forced to Rethink Its Defense Strategy

Italy and Europe’s efforts to shape post-war Ukraine have faced obstacles all along the way. Kyiv Post speaks to the European Council of Foreign Relations Rome chief.

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"La burocrazia europea è adatta a tempi di pace, serve una trasformazione profonda", commenta @arturovarvelli.bsky.social (@ecfr.eu) dopo la conferenza di #Draghi. Ue frammentata anche con droni russi nei suoi cieli, "test di Putin che continueranno" senza una presa di coscienza via @adnkronos.com

Ue, Varvelli (Ecfr): 'Draghi continua a dare scosse che non vengono percepite'

'La burocrazia europea è adatta a tempi di pace, serve una trasformazione profonda', spiega il capo dell'ufficio di Roma a un anno dalla presentazione del rapporto dell'ex presidente della Bce. Diffic...

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I partiti populisti 🇪🇺 stanno plasmando la politica estera in Europa. Scopri come nel nuovo studio @ecfr.eu‬ sui partiti Challengers e la loro influenza nel panorama europeo! ✍️ @jeremycliffe.bsky.social‬, @taszuc.bsky.social, @camillelons.bsky.social & @arturovarvelli.bsky.social‬

📢New study! Authored by @jeremycliffe.bsky.social‬, @taszuc.bsky.social‬, @camillelons.bsky.social & @arturovarvelli.bsky.social‬ it shows how the challengers’ growing influence & the Trump administration’s willingness to support them is unsettling the old European mainstream ecfr.eu/publication/...

Rise to the challengers: Europe’s populist parties and its foreign policy future

An array of populist parties are challenging Europe’s foreign policy mainstream. To secure European sovereignty, its politicians need to adapt—which means preparing for a variety of future diplomatic…

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Felici che questo lavoro con i colleghi @taszuc.bsky.social @camillelons.bsky.social e @jeremycliffe.bsky.social abbia visto la luce. Analisi dei partiti europei "challengers" e scenari per l'Europa che verrà. Da leggere e consultare. #populism #trump #eu

ECFR Rome@ecfrrome.bsky.social · last yr.

🗣️Per @arturovarvelli.bsky.social “Il futuro dell'Europa sarà plasmato dalle ideologie dei partiti al potere negli Stati membri. Altrettanto importante sarà come i i partiti tradizionali assorbiranno e risponderanno agli impulsi politici dei partiti Challengers” 👇