Italian foreign policy: trends for the twenty-first century
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Authors
Faherty, Douglas M.
Subjects
Italy
United States
NATO
Foreign policy
Security policy
Politics
Cold War
Counterterrorism
Catholicism
Socialism
Communism
Fascism
Postmodern security goals
Public opinion
Mediterranean
Balkans
United States
NATO
Foreign policy
Security policy
Politics
Cold War
Counterterrorism
Catholicism
Socialism
Communism
Fascism
Postmodern security goals
Public opinion
Mediterranean
Balkans
Advisors
Abenheim, Donald
Date of Issue
2003-06
Date
June 2003
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
Since the end of the Second World War, foreign policy goals have rarely become the lead issue for any Italian administration, and the desire to maintain the "special relationship" between the United States and Italy has generally muted any dispute The collapse of the Soviet Union and a growing concept of national interest in Italy have combined to change the basis of Italian-American cooperation. With increasing speed and fervor, Italian society and its political leadership continue to develop goals and ideas that are less dependant on foreign influence or reaction than has been the case in the past. The events of the 1990s made many Italians reflect on what their values and principles were. Italians feel increasingly able to voice their opinion, even when it differs with that of the United States. While as partners there is still an inequality of means, the developing independent agenda in Italy will reduce American influence to be an equally competing perspective in the national policy debate. Although it is uncertain how far future foreign policy aims will diverge from American interests, the trend certainly shows that Italians will feel less restraint in voicing their disagreements when they arise.
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
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x, 78 p.
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