The Future of Italy and the European Union with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni

Feb 15, 2019

On this episode of The Global Cable, we are joined by the Hon. Paolo Gentiloni, the Former Prime Minister of Italy, to discuss, with Perry World House Inaugural Director Prof. William Burke-White, the rise of populism & nationalism in Italy, and Europe, and the future of the European Union. 

The hon. Paolo Gentiloni is the Former Prime Minister of Italy. He is a professional journalist and has a degree in Political Sciences. Since 2001, he is a Member of Parliament and was Chairman of the Broadcasting Services Watchdog Committee. He was one of the founding members of the Italian Democratic Party. Between 2006 and 2008, he served as Minister for Communications in Prime Minister Romano Prodi’s government. In 2014, he became Italian Foreign Minister in the government led by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. In December 2016, he was appointed Prime Minister of Italy, serving until June 1, 2018.  In 2018, he was re-elected for the fifth term to the Chamber of Deputies and he is currently a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. His most recent book is “La sfida impopulista,” Rizzoli, 2018.

 

0:10 - Introduction with Inaugural Director Prof. Willian Burke-White and Director of Research & Communications Dr. John Gans

 

03:15 - The State of Italian Politics

05:35 - Shifting Migration Flows in Europe

12:00 - Populism & Nationalism Across Europe

17:45 - The United States on the Global Stage

25:50 - Interesting Global Facts: Internal African Migration

27:40 - Career Advice: Public Commitment 

30:00 - Outro

Music and Produced by Tre Hester