joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>By <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NathalieTocci" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NathalieTocci</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ForeignAffairs</span></a> - Mar 26, 2025</p><p>When <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiorgiaMeloni" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GiorgiaMeloni</span></a> rose to power in 2022, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LiberalDemocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LiberalDemocrats</span></a> were deeply concerned: a self-declared admirer of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BenitoMussolini" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BenitoMussolini</span></a>, she presided over a party that prided itself on its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fascist</span></a> roots. But <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Meloni" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Meloni</span></a> quickly maneuvered to dispel those worries, extending her predecessor’s support for a recently invaded <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> and affirming <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Italy</span></a>’s staunch commitment to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NATO</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/why-europes-far-right-cant-be-tamed" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">foreignaffairs.com/europe/why-</span><span class="invisible">europes-far-right-cant-be-tamed</span></a></p>