Hannah Roberts

August 17, 2022
Italy Needs Me: Berlusconi Stages His Comeback
Aged 85, the former Italian prime minister is likely to be the kingmaker in the election on September 25, buying him another five years of relevance.
August 5, 2022
Italy Confronts Its Fascist Past
Giorgia Meloni is on course to become prime minister. Her critics say she leads a party infiltrated by fascists.
July 21, 2022
Italy's Draghi Faces the End of His Mandate
ROME – Mario Draghi is facing the end of his premiership, after he failed to win enough support from right-wing parties in his coalition to carry on leading Italy’s...
April 15, 2022
Italy's Looming Fault Line: Defense Spending
At the same time, Conte’s government did increase Italy’s defense spending and reaffirm Italy’s commitment to NATO’s 2 percent target. Conte reiterated in the...
April 6, 2022
The Italy-Russia Love Affair Hasn't Quite Ended
ROME — When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Italian parliament in March, the number of empty seats was conspicuous. An estimated one in three...
March 23, 2022
US Carrier Flexes Muscles in Med
NORTHERN IONIAN SEA — The flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was covered with jet engine gas vapor as F-18 Super Hornets rocketed into the sky one after...
January 31, 2022
Sergio Mattarella, Italy's Captive President
Deep divisions in governing coalition lead Draghi to ask Mattarella to stay on in the interest of stability.