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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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.

Can the EU’s Strategic Compass guide EU security policy?

Encompass
04 April 2022
Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine marks the start of a more dangerous era in European security. The more threatening international environment created by Russia’s invasion gives the EU’s newly-released Strategic Compass additional significance, as the Compass sets out the EU’s ambitions in security and defence for the next decade.

The EU's geopolitical awakening?

UK in a changing Europe
03 March 2022
The EU’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine took many observers by surprise. For once, the Union exceeded expectations, and by a large margin.

European diplomacy and the crisis over Ukraine: Limited options and the cohesion test

Aspenia Online
14 February 2022
As Vladimir Putin demands a new security order in Europe and Russian troops mass along Ukraine’s borders, the threat of a major conflict on the continent is real.