Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Italy in the post-Cold War landscape: in search of a new identity1.1. Craxi’s children: 1980s neo-nationalism and its legacy1.2. Cold War nostalgia 1.3. Paving the way for the Cavaliere
Chapter 2: Populism and foreign policy in Italy: an overview2.1. In the promised land of populism?  2.2. What international relations means for Berlusconi’s populism 2.3. The challenge of Italian populism to foreign policy in Europe
Chapter 3: (Re-)Public Diplomacy. Silvio the storyteller 3.1. From institutional to personal diplomacy 3.2. Foreign policy explained to the Italians 3.3. Berlusconi’s intellighenzia
Chapter 4. The ‘new diplomatic look’. Silvio the reformer 4.1. Branding Italy 4.2. The Farnesina besieged 4.3. Berlusconi the European? 
Chapter 5: Security policy and the global finance crisis5.1. The politics of Berlusconi’s foreign policy5.2. From Afghanistan to Libya: Italian dilemmas on war and peace5.3. Sailing into the storm: Italy and the global financial crisis 
Chapter 6: Berlusconi and the EU6.1. Between enthusiasm for Europe and Euroscepticism  6.2. Assessing the peculiarities of Berlusconi’s Euroscepticism   6.3. Concluding remarks 
Chapter 7: Populism and foreign policy in Italy: the legacy7.1. The diplomat beyond the Cavaliere7.2. Turning back the clock: populism in the post-Cold War period7.3. Ready to throw in the towel?
Chapter 8: Epilogue