Francesco Casarotto
Francesco Casarotto is an analyst at Geopolitical Futures. Before joining GPF, he worked for a news agency specializing in finance, international economy and geopolitics, and was a contributor for some Italian think tanks focusing on defense and foreign policy. Mr. Casarotto holds a bachelor's degree in international studies and a master’s degree in international relations. A native Italian who also speaks English, French and Spanish, he holds masters’ certificates in economic security, geopolitics and intelligence.
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Turkey Struggles, Even in the Balkans
Now is an interesting time for Turkey, a historical powerhouse that can’t quite live up to its current expectations. That’s not because it isn’t trying. It wants to expand its influence in the lands once part of the Ottoman Empire, and in that regard, it has been fairly active lately. After a strong but unsuccessful […]
What We’re Reading: Democratizing Europe and Houses
How to Democratize Europe
By Stephanie Hennette, Thomas Piketty, Guillaume Sacriste and Antoine Vauchez
That the European Union, and in particular the eurozone, suffers from a democratic deficit is an open secret. Nowadays, even the most pro-EU...
Europe’s Green Deal Trades One Dependence for Another
Last week, EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton announced that Brussels will propose new rules to ensure the safety of supply chains during crises. Supply chain security is an...
What We’re Reading: Euro’s Broken Promises, Secrets of High-Level Diplomacy
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By Joseph E. Stiglitz
I find it very difficult to track down a book on the euro that is neither...
Europe’s Fertilizer Crisis Could Become a Food Crisis
Last week, Romania’s largest producer of chemical fertilizers, Azomures, announced that it would temporary cut production amid rising energy prices. It is only the latest fertilizer firm in Europe...
What We’re Reading: Delusional Foreign Policy
The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities
By John J. Mearsheimer
I was looking for something that explained U.S. behavior in the international system after the Cold War, not...
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