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“In 1937, when Benito Mussolini, then Italy’s fascist leader, opened Cinecittà, a sprawling film complex in Rome, his government adopted a variant of a slogan first ascribed to Lenin: “Cinematography is the most powerful weapon.” Fonte: The Economist Link: A TV dramatisation of Mussolini’s life inflames Italy

“When Italian financial power broker Mediobanca helped its longtime client Monte dei Paschi di Siena structure a make-or-break capital raising in 2022, little did it know it would ultimately become a takeover target for the former poster child of the country’s failed banking system”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli Link: Rome vs Milan: […]

“Conflicting signals are reaching the new American administration from Rome. And some carry a whiff of incense”. Fonte: The Economist Link: The Pope and Italy’s prime minister tussle over Donald Trump

“Now, European leaders are counting on Meloni — a “fantastic woman”, according to Trump — to persuade the US president to hold back on his threat to hit the EU with tariffs to force it to spend more on defence and American energy”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin Link: A fantastic woman’: can Giorgia […]

“Aside from the US tech billionaires and the Maga crowd, Trump’s inauguration included a notable international contingent, from fringe far-right European politicians to an Irish cage fighter”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Oliver Holmes Link: Meloni, Murdoch, McGregor … Who flew in for Trump’s inauguration – and who got in the room?

“Conspicuously absent at the inauguration were some of the Futurism scholars and critics who had spent the better part of the past year preparing the show. They were dismissed by culture ministry officials this summer and replaced with an organizing committee including an architect, an archaeologist and an expert in Medieval art”. Fonte: The New […]

Fonte: The Telegraph Autore: Nick Squires Link: How Italy stopped the migrant boats

“Italy’s government fears merger deals by some of the country’s biggest financial groups will sap its ability to summon patriotic investment in a crisis”. Fonte: Politico Autore: Ben Munster and Giorgio Leali Link: Rome warns its financial giants: Italy first!

“His shock-and-awe campaigns in the 1980s and ’90s helped turn Benetton from a small Italian brand into a global fashion powerhouse, with provocative advertisements that blurred the lines between marketing and activism, high art and consumer industry”. Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Amelia Nierenberg Link: Oliviero Toscani, Driving Force Behind Provocative Benetton Ads, Dies […]

“After forging unexpectedly fond ties with U.S. President Joe Biden, Italy’s right-wing Premier Giorgia Meloni is poised to leverage a more natural alliance with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that positions her as a key interlocutor between the U.S. and Europe”. Fonte: abc News Autore: Giada Zampano Link: Italy’s Meloni to leverage strong ties with Trump […]