Alcide De Gasperi and the European Defence Community: Lessons for Today’s Europe
Published on “European View”, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Abstract In March 2025, opening a European Parliament debate on defence, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen cited Alcide De Gasperi, recalling that 70 years earlier he had urged Europeans not merely to keep the peace but to build a common defence. The reference was […]
The role of Italy in shaping the transatlantic relationship under Trump
Published on “European View”, vol. 24, issue 1, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Abstract Despite the traditional weakness of its economic system, due to high public debt, and the still very low level of defence spending among Western countries, Italy is now going through a period of political stability that makes it a privileged […]