Luigi Scazzieri
Luigi Scazzieri
Senior research fellow
Areas of expertise
European foreign and security policy, Italy and the EU, transatlantic relations, migration.
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CER podcast: The implications of Russia's war against Ukraine
15 December 2022
In this year’s final episode of the CER podcast, our researchers unpack the most significant event of the past year, Russia’s war on Ukraine.
What Giorgia Meloni’s government means for Europe
Encompass
24 October 2022
Giorgia Meloni, the right-wing firebrand leader of Brothers of Italy is now Italy’s Prime Minster – notably the first woman to hold the role.
What Meloni's victory means for Europe
UK in a changing Europe
27 September 2022
Luigi Scazzieri examines the result of the Italian general election and sets out what the victory of Giorgia Meloni and the right-wing Brothers of Italy party means for Italy and for Europe.
Channel 4 News: Italy set to elect most right-wing government since World War Two
26 September 2022
Giorgia Meloni's coalition won't seek out confrontation with the EU says Luigi Scazzieri.
How to boost NATO-EU co-operation
Project Syndicate
19 August 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown that Europe can no longer afford to treat quasi-theological arguments over EU and NATO primacy as more important than its own security.
CER podcast: Draghi out - What next for Italy?
26 July 2022
In this week's CER podcast Rosie Giorgi spoke to Luigi Scazzieri about Mario Draghi’s resignation as Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni and a probable right-wing coalition government.
Italy and the EU after Draghi
UK in a changing Europe
21 July 2022
The end of Mario Draghi’s tenure as Italian prime minister opens a new phase in Italy’s politics. Draghi’s government of national unity provided the country with political stability at a pivotal moment, steering it through much of the pandemic and putting together a €190 billion plan to use money from the EU’s pandemic recovery fund.
Ask CER - Episode 5: Europe's defence muscle, Russian-Western relations, central bank digital currencies and the EU's green transition
13 July 2022
You asked, we answered: the fifth episode of our 'Ask CER' podcast series.
Have we passed the high-water mark of European unity on Ukraine?
LSE blog
15 June 2022
EU leaders presented a united response in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet as the war continues, this unity is coming under strain.
Can the European Political Community bring the UK and EU closer?
Encompass
01 May 2022
The European Political Community (EPC) is Europe’s newest political forum. The EPC is the brainchild of French President Emmanuel Macron. It was born in October 2022 in Prague, with forty-three European leaders taking part in its inaugural summit.