ANTI-SEMITIC SMOKE SCREENSWhen discussing anti-Semitism, one cannot avoid talking about IsraelFrom the Second World War to the UN, right through to the controversy surrounding the draft bill criticised by the left and by a strange assortment of ‘scholars’. The great circle linking Judaism, Israel and hatredbyRaffaele Romanelli29 SEP 26
The Iranian shadowTerrorism ‘made in Tehran’ looms over EuropeAccording to investigators, the network in Tehran is behind the series of attacks against Jewish, Israeli and American targets in Europe. And London knows it cannot do without Israeli intelligencebyGiulio Meotti29 SEP 26
The analysisEurope and Istat, the scapegoats for a deficit that was off by one decimal placeThe reduction in Italy’s deficit is good news, even if it does not yet allow the country to exit the infringement procedure. It should serve as an encouragement to do better next year, without looking for shortcutsbyLorenzo Bini Smaghi26 SEP 26
after the voteIceland says ‘no’ to the EU. Has Europe fallen out of favour?Shadows over the election year. The decisive test in France: a victory for Marine Le Pen would be a blow to the EU. Brussels’ doubts over Meloni’s pro-European stancebyDavid Carretta31 AUG 26
Alerts and sheltersPreparing for the worst: why Italy is lagging behind on civil defenceFrom the Baltic states to the United Kingdom, governments across Europe are preparing citizens, infrastructure and institutions for a possible escalation with Russia. In Italy, the idea of “whole-of-society defence” remains politically taboobyGiulia Pompili28 AUG 26
