“Demolition Man”: How Matteo Renzi’s Star Faded Koji Shiromoto Feb 16, 2018 It is worth occasionally pausing for a moment and noting just how astonishing it is that Emmanuel Macron is…
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…
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…