Federico Petroni: Italy’s National Interests

About this episode

Federico Petroni discusses Italy's national interests in the context of European geopolitics and regional rivalries.

Federico Petroni, senior analyst at Limes, Italy's leading geopolitical journal, joins the Trialogue to discuss Europe’s anger over the U.S. attack on Iran, NATO’s fraught future, Italy’s Mediterranean strategy, and its regional rivalries with France and Turkey, Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to stay updated with the latest episodes! *The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.

People in this episode

Host: Peter Slezkine

Guest: Federico Petroni

Topics covered

• geopolitics
• Italy
• NATO
• Mediterranean strategy
• regional rivalries

Keywords

• Italy
• geopolitical journal
• NATO
• Mediterranean strategy
• regional rivalries
• France
• Turkey
• U.S. attack on Iran

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Limes, University FM

Places: Italy, Europe, Iran, NATO, France, Turkey

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