Marco Siddi
@marcosiddi.bsky.social
Leading researcher @fiia-upi.bsky.social, Associate professor at Cagliari University and Docent at Helsinki and Tampere universities focusing on International Relations, European politics and energy politics
📑 New FIIA Research Paper! @marcosiddi.bsky.social examines the concept of “middlepowerness” and how Germany, France and Italy continue to influence global affairs despite their relative decline compared with major and rising powers. Read here ⤵️ fiia.fi/en/publication/european-middle-powers
My briefing paper focusing on the geopolitical, economic and justice challenges of Germany's energy transition: fiia.fi/en/publicati... #Energiewende This paper is part of the 2IMATCH project funded by the Research Council of Finland | Suomen Akatemia
Germany’s energy transition | FIIA
Germany’s green energy transition, or Energiewende, acquired policy relevance in the late 1990s. Since then, it has promoted the replacement of fossil fuels and nuclear energy with renewable energy, a...
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The new issue of Italian Political Science is out, with my and Federica Prandin's article on "Crumbling Middlepowerness? Italy’s Relations with Russia amidst the Russo-Ukrainian War and Geopolitical Tensions" italianpoliticalscience.com/index.php/ip...
The TEPSA Experts' Debrief on EU Strategic Autonomy is out, with my piece on strategic autonomy in energy policy! Update: as argued, the EU depends on LNG from Trump's US; now supplies from the Middle East (ie. Qatar) are threatened too, causing a spike in prices with low EU gas storage levels
Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)@tepsa.bsky.social · 8mo agoAs the Commission will unveil the Industrial Accelerator Act today, debates on Europe's quest for strategic autonomy are on top the agenda‼️In our Experts Debrief, Jim Cloos asked 1️⃣4️⃣ experts to share their perspectives on how to become a stronger player at the global level 🔗 tepsa.eu/policy-advic...
📢 Call for Panels & Papers for the Conference of the International Relations and Russia and Post-Soviet Space standing groups of the Italian Political Science Association, University of Palermo, 18-19 June 2026: standinggroups.sisp.it/internationa... 📅 Deadline for proposals on 28 February 2026
My piece on Rosatom’s energy geopolitics came out in the new issue of La Vanguardia Dossier, all devoted to nuclear energy and featuring the analyses of several international experts dossier.lavanguardia.com @lavanguardia.com @fiia.fi #energy #nuclearenergy #Russia #Rosatom
My new chapter on EU-Russia energy relations (or what's left of them) in a good book edited by Dag Harald Claes, with many other contributions on a broad range of topics: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/ene... Link to the chapter: www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b... @fiia.fi #energy #EU #Russia
Today's article on @uusijuttu.fi focusing on recent developments in EU energy and climate policy (in Finnish): www.uusijuttu.fi/juttu/sCX59A... My input relies on recent research 'tracking' progress and issues of the European Green Deal. Thanks @mattikoskinen.bsky.social and colleagues! @fiia.fi
Pieni askel von der Leyenille. EU purkaa ilmastonsuojelua ja elvyttää vanhaa teollisuutta.
Kolme asiantuntijaa kertoo, mitä suunnanmuutos merkitsee Euroopan kilpailukyvylle.
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🗺️ Full Special Issue out now, "East, South and Up: In Search of Italy's Global Role", edited by Emidio Diodato & Raffaele Marchetti, with my article "From middle power to subordinate ally? Meloni’s foreign policy in the aftermath of the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war" www.tandfonline.com/toc/rita20/1...
✍ Our new Briefing Paper assesses progress on the EU's Green Deal as of 2025: after several landmark achievements, its ambitious agenda is under threat due to 'greenlash', shifting political support, and both domestic and external challenges 👇 @tepsa.bsky.social @greendealnet.eu
Finnish Institute of International Affairs@fiia.fi · 12mo ago📝What’s happening with the European Green Deal as we approach 2026? The program faces 3 urgent challenges: the growing resistance from center-right and right-wing parties, an increasingly tense geopolitical climate and a tightening economic situation.⤵️ fiia.fi/en/publicati...
📢 The long Research Paper "The Tipping Point: An Emerging Model of European Security with Ukraine and without Russia", edited by Susan Stewart and Céline Marangé, is now out at @swp-berlin.org I contributed the chapter on Italy. www.swp-berlin.org/en/publicati... @fiia.fi @tepsa.bsky.social
The Tipping Point: An Emerging Model of European Security with Ukraine and without Russia
This joint study by the SWP and the Institute for Strategic Research (IRSEM, Paris) starts from the premise that Ukraine’s and Russia’s visions...
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New issue of Baltic Rim Economies on Poland, with my contribution on the Polish-Ukrainian memory conflict (p. 31) and many other interesting pieces, with sometimes very different opinions on the country's trajectory www.centrumbalticum.org/files/6913/B...
New chapter on the EU’s vision for a multipolar order - it’s fair to ask if the EU has one! - written by @nhelwig.bsky.social, @sinkkonenville.bsky.social and myself, soon also in open access www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
New publication by @marcosiddi.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
From middle power to subordinate ally? Meloni’s foreign policy in the aftermath of the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war
Italy has been described as a ‘middle power’ in international politics. While middlepowerness is an ambiguous term, in Italian self-conceptions it refers to a middle-ranking power with limited reso...
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Very excited to share our new article, “From Role Change to Policy Change: EU Member States and Change in EU Foreign Policy After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine”, authored with @marcosiddi.bsky.social , published in the Journal of European Integration. Free to read: doi.org/10.1080/0703...
From role change to policy change: EU member states and change in EU foreign policy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s war against Ukraine has led to a fundamental rethinking of EU foreign policy, including enlargement, security and defense, and energy policy. The nature and depth of the shift, as well as ...
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How has EU foreign policy changed since the beginning of Russia's war on Ukraine? FIIA researchers @tyynekarjalainen.bsky.social & @marcosiddi.bsky.social analyse the shift in their new article, published in the Journal of European Integration. ✍️ Read here ⤵️ doi.org/10.1080/0703...
From role change to policy change: EU member states and change in EU foreign policy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s war against Ukraine has led to a fundamental rethinking of EU foreign policy, including enlargement, security and defense, and energy policy. The nature and depth of the shift, as well as ...
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The last discussion of our upcoming #CypriotPPC will focus on Europe's green transition with Alexia Sakadaki (Cyprus Green Party), @charlesellinas.bsky.social (@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social), Andreas Poullikas (Frederick University), @marcosiddi.bsky.social (@fiia.fi). 🔗 tepsa.eu/policy-advic...
...Now out as a book: “Owning the Past: The Omnipresence of Divergent Historical Narratives in Law and Politics”, edited by brilliant scholars Angelika Nussberger & Paula Rhein-Fischer, with my chapter 'The Politics of Forgetting and Foreign Policy'. Free access at verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/u...
An interview with @financialtimes.com from some months ago on the global green subsidy race, still relevant.. www.ft.com/content/852a...
Global green subsidy race draws investor attention
Europe, the US and China are vying to be the most attractive destination for investment in sustainability
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🤓 From 'middle power' to subordinate ally? My new article on the descending trajectory of Italy's foreign policy and influence under Giorgia Meloni 📓 This is part of a forthcoming special issue edited by Profs Emidio Diodato and Raffaele Marchetti, with many other interesting contributions
PSA Italian Politics@psa-italian.bsky.social · last yr.New publication by @marcosiddi.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
...Environmentally better and probably more effective militarily than building a fence... www.ft.com/content/f36d...
How to keep Putin out of Europe: refill the swamp
The ‘peatland pope’ hopes investing in bogs will block the Russian army and stave off climate change
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As I argued recently (link.springer.com/article/10.1...), national nuclear industries need state aid in order to survive domestically, let alone compete in the international market. But does it make sense for the EU to invest in nuclear while renewables are cheaper, more decentralised and resilient?
Alice Hancock@alicemhancock.bsky.social · last yr.The Korean nuclear industry is accusing EDF of being in contravention of state aid rules — after EDF accused Korea’s state nuclear company KHNP of the same thing. In Europe Express with @iancjohnston.bsky.social on.ft.com/45AwjxG
With my comments on Meloni's foreign policy strategy (or lack thereof), as well as her inability to persuade Trump or reap benefits for Italy from her supposed preferential relationship with the US president @fiia.fi
Suomen Kuvalehti@suomenkuvalehti.fi · last yr.Giorgia Melonin ongelma: Miten olla samaa mieltä sekä Euroopan unionin että Donald Trumpin kanssa?
OUT NOW: Luca Pantaleo and @marcosiddi.bsky.social have edited a great volume on the rule of law crisis and #DemocraticBacksliding in Europe, to which I have contributed a chapter on the rise and normalisation of the far right at EU level. Have a look, it's open access! 👇
The rule of law crisis and democratic backsliding in the EU
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Excellent (if very hot) 2 days in Milan last week at the conference of the Italian Standing Group on International Relations, co-organised with the SG Russia & Post-Soviet Space that I co-chair with Alessandra Russo and Nicolò Fasola
Occasionally, some semblance of an independent European stance appears, at least in rhetoric. But even if we take Macron seriously (there is much evidence to suggest otherwise), the other leader of the Franco-German motor offers a sad spectacle by kowtowing to Trump today www.ft.com/content/291e...
Emmanuel Macron calls for European and Asian ‘coalition’ during US-China tension
French leader says grouping could help shield international order rather than choosing sides among superpowers
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I was interviewed for a good article on the energy transition in Europe and its challenges by excellent journalists writing for Climate Home News www.climatechangenews.com/2025/05/16/e...
Europe’s lithium rush leaves mineral-rich communities in the dark
Some local residents say they haven't been adequately consulted before the rollout of Europe's lithium plans and fear for their incomes
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New Polish president Karol Nawrocki has been (co-)responsible for the country’s awful memory politics for years. I encountered his name and profile while researching the subversion of the then new Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk in 2018-9 www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
The national agents of transnational memory and their limits: the case of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk
This article examines the drivers and limiting factors of the transnationalisation of Second World War memory by focusing on the recently opened Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk. The creato...
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