Italy’s Socio-Economic and Political Picture: on the Importance of Maintaining a Strategic (Informal) Partnership with Russia
That many in the EU countries don’t support the sanctions’ escalation with Russia should not come as a surprise. Besides their evident lack of effectiveness in changing Russia’s behavior, economic backlashes are convincing people that they might not be the most appropriate instrument, especially under the light of the difficult economic conjuncture affecting Europe. This is particularly true for Italy, where all the opposition parties –no matter from which side of the political...