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Giorgia Meloni Makes Italy a Pivotal Player at a Historic Point of Inflection

The Italian rightist has circled the globe as an agent of substantive change, building bridges to the BRIC nations, Latin America, the African states, the Balkans, and the Pacific region.

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Prime Minister Meloni at the G7 summit at Borgo Egnazia, southern Italy, June 15, 2024. AP/Andrew Medichini
ROSARIO IACONIS
ROSARIO IACONIS

Giorgia Meloni wasn’t born great. Nor has greatness been thrust upon her. Yet here she is, on the precipice of greatness. Despite recent electoral setbacks in Emilia-Romagna and Umbria, Italy’s Prime Minister holds the key to peace, prosperity and global stability.

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ROSARIO IACONIS
ROSARIO IACONIS

Rosario A. Iaconis is an author and educator who embraces Giuseppe Verdi’s dictum: “You may have the universe if I may have Italy.” He serves as Chairman of the Italic Institute of America.

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