Once seen as Donald Trump’s closest ally in Europe, Giorgia Meloni is recalibrating Italy’s foreign policy. The war in the Middle East, energy insecurity and a rare clash between Washington and the Vatican initiated the fallout with President Trump. By defending Pope Leo XIV, suspending the defence agreement with Israel and accelerating gas diplomacy from the Gulf to the Caucasus, Meloni is asserting greater autonomy and strengthening Italy’s European role. She made clear that Italy is a sovereign nation.
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