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European elections this month are not simply a faceoff between anti-EU and pro-EU forces, says Mark Leonard of the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Turkey is seeking influence and votes throughout the EU and spreading ideas that imperil efforts to integrate the Turkish diaspora.

The Libyan general was poised to rise to power. Now his unnecessary assault on the capital is alienating key international backers and potential local allies.

Rome just signed on to become part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. It should learn from Islamabad’s experience.

When a rapper named Alessandro Mahmoud won the country’s most prestigious music contest, xenophobic leaders quickly took advantage of his victory to open a new front in the culture war.

It’s no accident that a growing number of international comics are running for office—and winning.

Five Star used to be a protest movement; now it’s the establishment. By bashing Emmanuel Macron and embracing the yellow vest uprising, it’s hoping to restore its radical credentials.

Far-right or not, the Italian deputy prime minister’s social media presence has made him one of the most popular politicians in Italy.

It’s time for Brussels to grab the wheel in the game of chicken over Rome’s budget.

The Five Star Movement’s most prominent leftist, Alessandro Di Battista, is returning to politics, but don’t expect him to reverse the government’s anti-immigrant agenda.

Economic historian Adam Tooze assesses the Italian crisis—and the prospects for a global collapse.

Italian populism is still fueled by corruption scandals that are over two decades old.

How Silvio Berlusconi’s top propagandist become one of Matteo Salvini’s toughest critics.

Spending 4 percent of the EU’s GDP on defense would boost sagging economies and protect the continent at a time when U.S. leadership is lacking.

The new Spanish prime minister has refused to follow Italy in a race to the bottom, but that doesn’t mean that Madrid will lead the EU to adopt more humane migration policies.

Matteo Salvini wants to be buddies with anti-immigrant leaders in Hungary, Poland, and Austria. But sometimes geography trumps ideology.