Il Bel Paese visto da fuori

“An independent enclave in the north of Italy, San Marino has long had close ties to Russia, which it has explained by reference to its traditional neutrality. It did not join other Western nations in imposing sanctions after the annexation of Crimea in 2014. On the contrary, five years later, by which time Kremlin-backed separatists […]

“It raises the question of how the most ‘far-right’ politician in Italy became seduced by Europe’s political blob. Or are the skeptics wrong? Is Meloni navigating the course of a soft revolution despite the obstacles that have been laid before her?” Fonte: The American Conservative Autore: Ryan Girdusky Link: Giorgia Meloni Is Better Than You […]

“Italy’s public broadcaster has never achieved the independence of Britain’s bbc or America’s pbs. Until the 1990s, each of its three tv channels was earmarked for one of the main parties. Since then, every incoming government has tried to pack the corporation with its supporters. The consequences have always been more drastic if the government of the day leans […]

“Whether or not we live close to rivers, seas, canals, or oceans, water is central to our own survival, but it’s striking how the amount of mental energy we give to thinking about water tends to be dependent on the precariousness of our access to it. And this is so often related to where in […]