Italy
An aspiring Mediterranean middle power wavering between bilateralism and multilateralism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5874625 |
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| Authors | Lili Takács (0000-0001-9085-6168), Anna Molnár (0000-0002-7958-6985) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 47-69 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Estudos Internacionais Revista de Relações Internacionais da PUC Minas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2317-773X • E-ISSN: 2317-773X |
| Publisher | Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais (PUBLISHER • BR) |
| DOI | 10.5752/p.2317-773x.2020v8n2p47-69 |
| OpenAlex | W3105708843 |
| Language | EN |
Italy managed to be an important actor in European affairs, its status as major power was several times called into question. Italy's domestic political instability, the frequent government crises, severe economic and financial problems hinder the country's goal to become a recognized middle power, especially in the Mediterranean region. Bilateral and multilateral tools are used alternately by government coalitions to carry out foreign policy which has been dominated by migration. Due to the afore-mentioned internal problems security and defence policy is not capable of supporting foreign policy to the necessary extent
Bilateralism · Computer security · Development economics · Economics · Foreign policy · Government (linguistics · International relations · International trade · Middle East · Middle power · Multilateralism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Security policy · European Politics and Security · Global Political and Social Dynamics
| Highly cited | No |
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