A conversation between Claudia FLISI, Us-Italy Forum (Washington DC), and Bohdan NAHAYLO (Kyiv), Chief Editor of Kyiv Post. Fourth appointment produced by the US-Italy Forum in collaboration with John Hopkins University International political dialogue on the major themes of diplomacy, war and relations between states. WATCH NOW on […]
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Launching the new English-language podcast series on foreign policy and global affairs, curated by Forum Us-Italy in collaboration with the SAIS Italian Society. First guest: Prof. Michael Plummer of Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe, interviewed by Forum journalist Claudia Flisi. Prof. Giovanni Cecini’s YouTube channel — dedicated to history […]
By Claudia Flisi | On July 15, 2025, Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, came to Washington to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other American officials, including Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Amb. […]
Mice that mimic “human” reactions to pharmaceuticals can be life-saving in drug tests for vaccines (such as COVID), cancer, autoimmunity issues, and more. Dr. Paolo Casali, a research professor at the University of Texas, has developed cutting-edge methods to produce such mice, and explains to the Forum what […]
In 2024, national elections will affect almost half of the world’s population. How does storytelling influence the outcomes? Global marketer Giuseppe Caltabiano explains the process – a mixture of psychology, science, artistry, and alchemy. His background as a marketer, teacher, and thought leader illuminates this lesson. His bio […]
The conflict in Ukraine is a precursor of geopolitical turbulence that seems like science fiction, except that it is happening now. Information blackouts and more that disrupt the economic viability and defense strategy of entire countries are described in Frediano Finucci’s new book, The Great Game of Satellites […]
A deadly attack at a theater in Moscow has complicated an ongoing war in the Ukraine. Russia is more than ever in the news. US-Italy Global Affairs Forum correspondent Claudia Flisi interviews Anna Zafesova, a Russian-born journalist who has been reporting for La Stampa in Italy since 2005. Anna Zafesova is […]
by Claudia Flisi, Washington Correspondent US-Italy Global Affairs Forum_ Italy was recently named the top nation for good food (by Taste Atlas Awards) for the second year in a row. We talk with Barbara Nappini, president of Slow Food Italia, about her organization’s role in preserving food quality […]
Everyone thinks about money this time of year, but Prof. Guido Alfani thinks of it differently from you and me. His book about the rich through the ages (US and Europe) contains some disturbing revelations, as revealed to me in our recent interview. Guido Alfani is Professor of […]
Prof. Donald Jensen discusses the impact of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s visit to Washington, D.C., on July 27-28, 2023, with journalist Claudia Flisi, Washington correspondent, the US-Italy Global Affairs Forum.