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STARMER DROPS TRUMP AND RALLIES EUROPE: NATO PREPARES TO SURVIVE WITHOUT AMERICA
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Rome refuses to choose between the EU and NATO, calling for peace through dual anchoring
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
Rome responds to the Atlantic crisis through its head of state — a choice revealing the perceived gravity. President Mattarella declares that 'citizens demand peace' and European countries must 'build it together through common membership in the EU and NATO.' A second article relays the Financial Times alert on European airports facing fuel shortage. Italy, caught between its Europeanist ambitions and security dependence on Washington, chooses dual anchoring: EU AND NATO.
Presidential unity discourse avoiding direct criticism
Dual anchoring reflecting Italian strategic ambiguity
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