Italy Set for Early Elections After Draghi Quits

Mario Draghi, Former Head of ECB and “Savior of the Euro,” to Lead Government

Since the 1990s, in times of national crisis it has become the established practice in Italy to call on unelected outsiders, so-called technocrats, to lead the government. “We have extraordinary resources coming from the EU and we can do a...

Trump e Conte amici anti-establishment, e l’accordo su Libia e dazi c’è

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Democracy and Executive Power: US and Italy Through the Lens of the Pandemic

byAngelo Lucarella

A different approach to executive power, looking at the US Constitution vs. the Italian Dpcm. The current value of the Lincoln Project.

Mattarella sul 25 aprile: la Resistenza fu lotta della civiltà

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LaPalombara in Defense of Mattarella: the Majority of Italian Electors Are Not Fools

byJoseph LaPalombara

Political Science Professor Joseph La Palombara believes President Mattarella did not behave unconstitutionally and did little more than have several of his predecessors at the Quirinale. Therefore, Luigi Di Maio's demand for impeachment of the President was "irresponsible and perhaps...

U.N.

For U.N. Envoy Salamé, Libya’s Stability Needs More Time. But is Italy’s Time Up?

byValentina Zavala-Arbelaez

Head of U.N. Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salamé indicates stability is far-along. Could the new incoming Italian government's anti-immigrant plans continue to further instability? Meanwhile, Ambassador Nikki Haley shows a newfound U.S. commitment to bettering Libya's situation.

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Can Machiavellian Renzi Save Italy?

byJoseph LaPalombara

Using political machinations, disrupting a coalition carefully crafted by the leader of his own party and promising expansive reforms, Matteo Renzi followed Machiavelli’s playbook to become prime minister of Italy. He promises to streamline Italian bureaucracy, attract foreign direct investment and...