by Tiziana Barghini | 23 Apr 2018 | Europe, Future of Democracy
Italy is struggling — again — to form a government. But with massive debt and a large economy, Italy is no financial side show. Time to pay attention. Italian President Sergio Mattarella talks to the press after a second round of consultations to form a...
by Jaeli Rose and Clio Morrison | 21 Mar 2018 | Europe, School Year Abroad, Student Posts, Terrorism
The island of Corsica has seen rulers come and go. Part of France for 250 years, it retains an uneasy rapport with overlords in Paris. Supporters of Corsica’s nationalist coalition wave Corsican flags during a campaign meeting, Corte, Corsica, 29 November 2017....
by Nelson Graves | 6 Mar 2018 | Students in the Spotlight, Youth Voices
By Nelson Graves Students from this program have submitted more articles to News-Decoder this year than counterparts in any of our other member institutions. They are helping to organize a webinar for later this month and have launched special writing workshops for...
by Barry Moody | 27 Feb 2018 | Europe, Future of Democracy
Italy’s election will likely produce yet another a weak coalition government, unable to tackle obstacles to growth in the eurozone’s 3rd biggest economy. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi holds up his party’s proposed political contract with...
by Barry Moody | 17 Jul 2017 | Europe, Future of Democracy
Suffocating bureaucracy, mountainous debt and political instability keep Italy stuck in the past, with little hope for innovative reforms. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in front of a photo of another former premier, Matteo Renzi, Rome, 21 June 2017....