Italy's Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century : A Contested Nature?

Ludovica (University of Cambridge Marchi

ISBN 10: 0415538343 / ISBN 13: 9780415538343

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Okt 2014, 2014

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Neuware - Italy's foreign policy has often been dismissed for punching below its weight, for being too idiosyncratic and inconsistent. This book offers new insights into the position attained by Italy in the contemporary world. It explores how the country has sought to take advantage of the passage from a bipolar to a multipolar system, the ways in which it has engaged internationally, the new responsibilities it has assumed, and the ways in which it conducts its policies in the pursuit of its interests, whether political or commercial. It argues that Italy is engaged internationally but there is a perception gap between its actions and what it actually delivers. As long as this gap continues, Italy is likely to remain a partial and inconsistent foreign policy actor. Divided into three parts: Part 1 explores the context and processes which characterise Italy's external action. Part 2 deals with Italy in a new global order and debates its relations with crucial countries and regions: the US, the EU, and the BRICs. Part 3 focuses on Italy's perspectives on security and defence policies.This book will be of interest to students and scholars of European Politics, Foreign Policy Analysis and Italian studies.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Italy's Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century : A Contested Nature?
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Okt 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415538343
• ISBN 13: 9780415538343
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 243W x 165H x 21D millimeters 243 millimeters width by 165 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 534 grams

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Synopsis

Italy’s foreign policy has often been dismissed as too idiosyncratic, inconsistent and lacking ambition.

This book offers new insights into the position Italy has attained in the international community in the 21st century. It explores how the country has sought to take advantage of its passage from a bipolar to a multipolar system and assesses the ways in which it has engaged internationally, its new responsibilities, and the manner in which it conducts its policies in the pursuit of its interests, whether political or commercial. It argues that although Italy is engaged internationally, there is a gap between its actions and what it actually delivers, and as long as this gap continues Italy is likely to remain a partial and unreliable foreign policy actor. Divided into three parts, this book explores:

• the context and processes which characterise Italy’s external action
• its relations with crucial countries and regions such as the US, the EU, and the BRICs
• its security and defence policies.

This book will be of interest to students and scholars of European Politics, Foreign Policy analysis and Italian studies.

About the Author

Ludovica Marchi Balossi-Restelli (pen-name: Ludovica Marchi) is an International Relations political scientist, former Teaching Assistant at the University of Cambridge, UK and External Examiner on the International Relations and Global Politics programme at the American University in Rome.

Richard G. Whitman is Director of the Global Europe Centre and Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent, UK and Associate Fellow at Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs).

Geoffrey Edwards is Senior Fellow and Emeritus Reader in European Studies in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK.