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Arturo Varvelli
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Head Rome Office and Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations - ECFR
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“L’arresto di Al-Masri, più che un atto di giustizia internazionale, è un regolamento di conti interno”. Così @arturovarvelli.bsky.social, Direttore di @ecfrrome.bsky.social e Senior Policy Fellow, ha commentato a @radio24.bsky.social l’arresto del Generale.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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2) @kellyp90.bsky.social & @arturovarvelli.bsky.social look specifically at the role of Italy, arguing that Meloni should align fully with the EU to develop truly constructive partnerships with Mediterranean countries and better secure their strategic interests in the region. buff.ly/RhrE20s
The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean | ECFR
Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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The Mattei Plan makes an explicit claim to be “not paternalistic, not charitable, not predatory” and rely instead on new forms of engagement, write @kellyp90.bsky.social and @arturovarvelli.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3KL50bS
The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean
Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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ecfrrome.bsky.social
Nel loro nuovo Policy Brief, @kellyp90.bsky.social & @arturovarvelli.bsky.social spiegano come la relazione tra il pesce pilota (🇮🇹) e la tartaruga (🇪🇺) debba evolvere, unendo l'iniziativa italiana alla forza politico-finanziaria dell'UE. 👇
The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean | ECFR
Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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To develop a truly holistic approach to the Wider Mediterranean, Italy needs to Europeanise its policy (rather than the EU to “Italianise” its policy) to secure its strategic interests, write @kellyp90.bsky.social and @arturovarvelli.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/42r0HbI
The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean
Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Reposted by Arturo Varvelli
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If you get lost in the narrow streets between the Mattei Plan, the Global Gateway and the Rome Process, this policy brief by @kellyp90.bsky.social @arturovarvelli.bsky.social @ecfr.eu will guide you through, suggesting a more symbiotic relationship between the #EU and #Italy. ecfr.eu/publication/...
The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean
Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.
ecfr.eu
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Reposted by Arturo Varvelli
ecfrrome.bsky.social
Giorgia Meloni mira a ridefinire il rapporto 🇮🇹 con i Paesi del Sud del Mediterraneo attraverso la creazione di partenariati eguali. Ciò implica anche il rafforzamento del ruolo del settore privato.
✍️ @kellyp90.bsky.social & @arturovarvelli.bsky.social
The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean | ECFR
Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Meloni aims to redefine Italy’s relationship with countries to its south by creating equal partnerships with partner states. This also involves enhancing the role of the private sector, write @kellyp90.bsky.social and @arturovarvelli.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/42r0HbI
The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean
Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Reposted by Arturo Varvelli
ecfrrome.bsky.social
📰 L’Europa costretta a ripensare la sua strategia di difesa: dall’Italia all’Ucraina, gli sforzi europei per plasmare il dopoguerra sono ancora in salita.
👉 Leggi l'intervista di Ugo Poletti ad @arturovarvelli.bsky.social, Direttore @ecfrrome.bsky.social per il @kyivpost.com
Europe Forced to Rethink Its Defense Strategy
Italy and Europe’s efforts to shape post-war Ukraine have faced obstacles all along the way. Kyiv Post speaks to the European Council of Foreign Relations Rome chief.
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September 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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"La burocrazia europea è adatta a tempi di pace, serve una trasformazione profonda", commenta @arturovarvelli.bsky.social (@ecfr.eu) dopo la conferenza di #Draghi. Ue frammentata anche con droni russi nei suoi cieli, "test di Putin che continueranno" senza una presa di coscienza

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Ue, Varvelli (Ecfr): 'Draghi continua a dare scosse che non vengono percepite'
'La burocrazia europea è adatta a tempi di pace, serve una trasformazione profonda', spiega il capo dell'ufficio di Roma a un anno dalla presentazione del rapporto dell'ex presidente della Bce. Diffic...
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September 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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I partiti populisti 🇪🇺 stanno plasmando la politica estera in Europa.
Scopri come nel nuovo studio @ecfr.eu‬ sui partiti Challengers e la loro influenza nel panorama europeo!
✍️ @jeremycliffe.bsky.social‬, @taszuc.bsky.social, @camillelons.bsky.social & @arturovarvelli.bsky.social‬
June 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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📢New study!
Authored by @jeremycliffe.bsky.social‬, @taszuc.bsky.social‬, @camillelons.bsky.social & @arturovarvelli.bsky.social‬ it shows how the challengers’ growing influence & the Trump administration’s willingness to support them is unsettling the old European mainstream
ecfr.eu/publication/...
Rise to the challengers: Europe’s populist parties and its foreign policy future
An array of populist parties are challenging Europe’s foreign policy mainstream. To secure European sovereignty, its politicians need to adapt—which means preparing for a variety of future diplomatic…
ecfr.eu
June 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
arturovarvelli.bsky.social
Felici che questo lavoro con i colleghi @taszuc.bsky.social @camillelons.bsky.social e @jeremycliffe.bsky.social abbia visto la luce. Analisi dei partiti europei "challengers" e scenari per l'Europa che verrà. Da leggere e consultare. #populism #trump #eu
ecfrrome.bsky.social ECFR Rome @ecfrrome.bsky.social · Jun 13
🗣️Per @arturovarvelli.bsky.social “Il futuro dell'Europa sarà plasmato dalle ideologie dei partiti al potere negli Stati membri. Altrettanto importante sarà come i i partiti tradizionali assorbiranno e risponderanno agli impulsi politici dei partiti Challengers” 👇
June 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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🚨New publication!🚨 With input from experts across @ecfr.eu, @taszuc.bsky.social, @camillelons.bsky.social, @arturovarvelli.bsky.social & I have explored the foreign policies of Europe's populist parties and how these might play out over coming years. Read the study here ⬇️

ecfr.eu/publication/...
Rise to the challengers: Europe’s populist parties and its foreign policy future
An array of populist parties are challenging Europe’s foreign policy mainstream. To secure European sovereignty, its politicians need to adapt—which means preparing for a variety of future diplomatic…
ecfr.eu
June 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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ecfr.eu
Giorgia Meloni is walking a diplomatic tightrope between Brussels and a resurgent, Trump-led Washington. Her White House visit reveals a prime minister striving to keep doors open on both sides of the Atlantic. @arturovarvelli.bsky.social
Pendulum policy: Why Meloni keeps swinging between Brussels and Washington
Giorgia Meloni is walking a diplomatic tightrope between Brussels and a resurgent, Trump-led Washington. Her White House visit reveals a prime minister striving to keep doors open on both sides of…
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April 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Meloni bilancia la diplomazia tra Bruxelles e Washington. La sua visita alla Casa Bianca mette in luce il suo impegno a mantenere i legami oltreoceano, nonostante pressioni interne, questioni commerciali e divisioni ideologiche nell'UE.
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Pendulum policy: Why Meloni keeps swinging between Brussels and Washington
Giorgia Meloni is walking a diplomatic tightrope between Brussels and a resurgent, Trump-led Washington. Her White House visit reveals a prime minister striving to keep doors open on both sides of…
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April 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Meloni balances diplomacy between Brussels & a Trump-led Washington. Her White House visit highlights a prime minister working to maintain ties across the Atlantic amid domestic pressures, trade issues & EU ideological divides, writes @arturovarvelli.bsky.social
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Pendulum policy: Why Meloni keeps swinging between Brussels and Washington
Giorgia Meloni is walking a diplomatic tightrope between Brussels and a resurgent, Trump-led Washington. Her White House visit reveals a prime minister striving to keep doors open on both sides of…
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April 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
arturovarvelli.bsky.social
Ho cercato di inquadrare la visita di Meloni a Washington nel contesto più ampio della politica estera italiana.
ecfr.eu ECFR @ecfr.eu · Apr 17
Meloni balances diplomacy between Brussels & a Trump-led Washington. Her White House visit highlights a prime minister working to maintain ties across the Atlantic amid domestic pressures, trade issues & EU ideological divides, writes @arturovarvelli.bsky.social
buff.ly/O53ifP1
Pendulum policy: Why Meloni keeps swinging between Brussels and Washington
Giorgia Meloni is walking a diplomatic tightrope between Brussels and a resurgent, Trump-led Washington. Her White House visit reveals a prime minister striving to keep doors open on both sides of…
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April 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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🗣️ During the launch event of ECFR's latest polling report, co-author @arturovarvelli.bsky.social commented "We believe that the whole transatlantic era is largely over—Europeans need to find different arguments and negotiation techniques with Trump that are closer to his."
February 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Polls close shortly in Germany. What a good election outcome for Europe would look like:

- stable two-part government formed swiftly
- AfD underperforming (sub-20%)
- clear 2/3 majority (420+ seats) for debt-brake reform
- parties pivoting fast from campaign to wider realities
February 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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🗣️ "Friendship won’t save anyone from Trump’s policies."

At the launch of ECFR’s latest polling report, @arturovarvelli.bsky.social challenged the idea that values-based diplomacy will influence Trump’s decisions.

📊 Read the full report: https://buff.ly/4huJpjm
February 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Con Trump gli Europei sono più propensi a definire gli USA un “partner necessario” e non un “alleato”. Questo, insieme alle differenze intraeuropee su Russia-Ucraina e Cina, crea ampie opportunità per Trump di dividere la Ue. Felice di essere coautore di questo paper @ecfr.eu ecfr.eu/publication/...
Transatlantic twilight: European public opinion and the long shadow of Trump
A new ECFR poll points to Europeans’ widespread (but not universal) reassessment of the transatlantic relationship, and extensive opportunities for the new US president to divide them if they do not…
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February 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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📅 12 Feb 2025, 14:00 CET

📊 New ECFR polling from 11 countries on European views on transatlantic ties, Ukraine, Russia, and China.

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🎙️ @fromtga.bsky.social


📍 Live on Zoom – Register: buff.ly/3Q2zJ3y
February 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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🎙️ How are European leaders preparing for Trump 2.0? Mark Leonard is joined by @camillelons.bsky.social , @mprochwicz.bsky.social , @jpuglierin.bsky.social , José Ignacio Torreblanca, and @arturovarvelli.bsky.social to discuss the political shifts and strategic challenges of a second Trump term.
February 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM