The piece by Massimo Calabresi is based on an interview done on July 4 and focuses on “Where Giorgia Meloni Is Leading Europe” and how she has “confounded her critics”.
“At home, she has tacked to the centre on some of her more dramatic campaign promises, like imposing a naval blockade to stop shipborne illegal immigrants,” it said.
“On the international stage, she has behaved less like a right-wing revolutionary than a pragmatic conservative.
“Meloni has embraced the European Union, NATO and Ukraine, worked to isolate China and laboured deftly to reconcile the fractious relationships between America and Europe during the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.
“Along the way, she has won over leaders from across the ideological spectrum, from Biden to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Vice President J.D. Vance.”
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