‘Totus mundus agit histrionem’: Silvio Berlusconi’s legacy in foreign policy and international affairs
Journal: Contemporary Italian Politics
Year: 2024

Silvio Berlusconi's legacy in Italian politics has been considerable and widely studied. However, did Forza Italia's leader change Italy's foreign policy as dramatically as he changed domestic politics? What legacy, if any, has Berlusconi left in international politics? In this article, I will argue that Berlusconi left a distinctive although not enduring legacy in Italian foreign policy, initiating a populist, nationalist and revisionist course that partially disrupted Italy's traditional diplo