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The rise of ‘Merzoni’: How an alliance between Germany’s and Italy’s leaders is reshaping Europe

  • Written by Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Associate Professor of Critical Cultural & International Studies, Colorado State University
The rise of ‘Merzoni’: How an alliance between Germany’s and Italy’s leaders is reshaping EuropeItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at an intergovernmental summit in Rome.Massimo Di Vita/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images

“Merzoni” isn’t a neologism that easily trips off the tongue, and it hasn’t fully taken hold in the world of European politics.

Yet, for months, a pragmatic...

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