Italy’s Migrant Crisis: A Burgeoning Disaster Thea Koper Sep 2, 2017 Of all the countries in Europe to be affected by the migrant crisis, Italy has been left with the brunt of the…
Italy’s Surprisingly Long and Tortured History with Electoral Reform Koji Shiromoto Jul 11, 2017 The 48 years between 1945 and 1993 saw 52 governments rise and fall, each on average lasting less than a yearWhen…
Europe’s Far-Right Goes to the Beach Clara Marchionini Jul 8, 2017 In the summer of 2017, members of European far-right movements will be travelling to the Mediterranean Sea.…
Again, The Centre Cannot Hold: The Italian Referendum Koji Shiromoto Dec 14, 2016 Five months ago, following the defeat of a referendum on which he had essentially staked his career, British PM…
Italy’s Veto Threat and the Refugee Crisis Amina Zaidi Nov 7, 2016 The Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is currently threatening to veto the European Union budget if other EU…
The Economic Consequences of Peace: Winners and Losers from Iranian Reintegration Abdalla Saleh Mar 10, 2016 The exchange of “commodities of mutual intelligence,” reads a 1561 letter from Queen Elizabeth I to…
Justice for Egypt and Regeni Sam Hersh Feb 25, 2016 In my last post, I wrote about the untimely death of Giulio Regeni, an Italian PhD student brutally beaten and…
Back in (Open) Season (on the Roma) – Catching Up Alex Langer Oct 31, 2014 It's been quite a while since anyone posted here, on Opre Roma. My apologies. While I've been gone, lots has…