Giuliano Ferrara

On both sides, the pitfalls of internal competition and the quest for consensus risk transforming a normalised, stable and rather shrewd – though not indecent – country into one that is uglier, more resentful and less civilised. The difficult coming-of-age test of the elections 

The recent ceremony in Washington serves as a reminder of just how crucial the role of the US president is in the wars being fought by Israel and Ukraine

I get the impression there are two types of report templates, a fact which the journalist tactfully keeps to herself, as a matter of judgement, with her usual austerity and discretion, particularly following the explosion of mystery and laughter surrounding the grotesque farce that began with the alleged ‘friendly’ bomb and its trail of gossip, insinuations and half-truths

If you form a gang of fifteen- or sixteen-year-olds and channel your energy into robbery, assault and harassment of others, you will be entitled to a fair trial rather than an angelic exemption from your responsibility. Points to consider

The alliance with the Saudis is, of course, not in question; it has endured for decades amidst contradictions and radical ambiguities, and has intensified with the Abraham Accords, extending to the Persian Gulf. What is in question is the claim to lead Israel as if it were a scale model of the sort used as ornaments in the Oval Office of the White House

In Genoa, everyone lost their heads. Zerocalcare was there, and he takes full credit for it, but it’s important to realise that it’s a comic strip. The other possible world was created by vaccine researchers, ‘third way’ politicians and technocrats with new means of communication

The traditional ruling classes and political parties are on the wane, and bullying is emerging as a political language. We’re getting ourselves into trouble again

A Europeanised right is in the public interest. Because if a demagogic assault were to be launched, lacking any serious political substance, the result would be to force the Prime Minister – in her quest to regain lost support – into a role that is the opposite of what she has sought to embody over the past four years