Italy: an aspiring mediterranean middle power wavering between bilateralism and multilateralism
Absztrakt :
Italy managed to be an important actor in European affairs, its status as middle power was several times called into question. Italy’s domestic political instability, the frequent government crises, severe economic and financial problems hinder the country’s goal to become a recognized middle power, especially in the Mediterranean region. Bilateral and multilateral tools are used alternately by government coalitions to carry out foreign policy which has been dominated by migration. Due to the afore-mentioned internal problems security and defence policy is not capable of supporting foreign policy to the necessary extent.
A Itália conseguiu ser um ator importante nos assuntos europeus, seu status de potência média foi questionado várias vezes. A instabilidade política doméstica capaz de apoiar a política externa na medida necessária.
