The West is facing an identity crisis, warns Italy’s Permanent Representative to the EU, Pietro Benassi, in La Repubblica:
“Before the West defines its role vis-à-vis others, it must face up to the conflicting signals within itself. In Europe, the elections in June will be the first thermometer. The initial indicator will be the abstention rate, followed by the nature of the political question posed by voters, i.e. whether a message of ‘isolation’ or readiness for confrontation prevails. … To anticipate the ongoing changes in the international order, we must therefore first define ourselves and then the keys to our relations with others. Only in this way can we help shape them and not suffer as a result.”
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