America’s course with Biden at the helm
Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 | Articoli | Comments Off on America’s course with Biden at the helm
“The assault on the Capitol will mark American history as much as 9/11 or the assassination of a president.”
Click here to watch my chat on the U.S. course with Biden, with Alessandro Catanzaro for Osservatorio Globalizzazione.
Italy’s recovery with Mario Draghi
Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 | Articoli | Comments Off on Italy’s recovery with Mario Draghi
Can Italy recover under Mario Draghi’s new all-purpose cabinet?
My take on Portugal’s leading news network Sic Noticias.
“Magic” Mario Draghi
Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 | Articoli | Comments Off on “Magic” Mario Draghi
Call him “Magic Mario” instead of super “Mario”.
Click here to read the my interview with Portugal’s leading Radio network TSF.
The tortures of Salazar’s dictatorship
Thursday, February 4th, 2021 | Articoli | Comments Off on The tortures of Salazar’s dictatorship
This week’s National Review article traces highlights of my work as a foreign correspondent during the Salazar dictatorship and the torture I endured at the hands of PIDE.
Click here to read the article.
The route of America after the elections
Thursday, November 19th, 2020 | Articoli | Comments Off on The route of America after the elections
What course will America take after Joe Biden’s victory?
Pandemic, high voter turnout, the decisive role of women and African Americans: no doubt, the U.S. presidential elections that have held in suspense billions of people around the world in recent weeks are among the most peculiar ever.
In fact, this is the first election in the world “on Covid”, a factor that certainly influenced the final decision.
Click here to read my interview with Osservatorio Globalizzazione, where I reveal little-known aspects.
The future of American democracy
Sunday, October 4th, 2020 | Articoli | Comments Off on The future of American democracy
Will polarized American society accept and respect the result of the election despite the omen of “the worst debate in the history of debates”?
My full analysis for Vatican Radio (min. 01:30 – 14:00).
Joe Biden and USA’s priorities
Tuesday, August 25th, 2020 | Articoli | Comments Off on Joe Biden and USA’s priorities
Exactly 12 years ago, I had the occasion to spend two days close to Joe Biden and his wife Jill, during one of the Council for the United States and Italy’s conferences, held once a year in Venice.
Biden was invited as a keynote speaker, and he predicted and outlined priorities for the USA — still relevant today.
You can read some of his words in the article I wrote back then, for the Turkish Daily News.
On the trail of Salazar’s Portuguese dictatorship
Thursday, August 13th, 2020 | Articoli | Comments Off on On the trail of Salazar’s Portuguese dictatorship
Corporativism, political police, role of the foreign press; retraced the trails of Salazar’s “nightmarish” dictatorship, which terrorized Portugal for 40 years. On Unomattina my experience as a foreign correspondent persecuted by the regime, in support of Marco Ferrari’s new book “The incredible story of Antonio Salazar, the dictator who died twice”.
Click here to see my interview (minutes 55:00 – 69:00)
Sunday, May 31st, 2020 | Articoli | Comments Off on
The confluence of Afro American and Latino rage and First amendment violations stoke the flames of racial tension in the USA: my take on public broadcaster RAI GR3 (min 8:37).
Click here to listen to the podcast with my comments.
Italy innovates with the anchorman running news shows from his living room
Saturday, April 18th, 2020 | Articoli | Comments Off on Italy innovates with the anchorman running news shows from his living room
Two countries in the south of Europe, two of the “oldest” countries, two countries behind in digitization. Do Italy and Portugal have other points in common? They are two advanced democracies, whose main glue is television.
As the first and main European country hit by the emergency, Italy had to quickly invent a new way to make TV: the Living room TV. Sky Italia was the first to launch the innovative “Sky a casa Italia” format, with programs aired by presenters’ homes. It won’t be long before other countries like Portugal, technologically on a par with Italy, adopt the same system.
It seems as if the future of television has already been written, and we have no choice but to wait and see.
My take in Portugal’s leading weekly Expresso Magazine. 
