The first female Prime Minister of Italy has confounded her critics while forging a new right-wing nationalism ...

This has spared Meloni some of the ire that Trump’s team have lobbed at other European countries over defence spending. While she has pledged to raise her defence budget, Italy is one of the ...

While Meloni’s European partners may be happy to support Italy’s position as a Mediterranean border guard, this is meant to proceed without any complicity in war crimes coming to the fore.