Vladimir Putin may be a barbarian to the West, but his Crimea move wasn't premeditated.

Understanding what's happening in Crimea and Ukraine means going back into Russian history.

Italy's Forconi (Pitchfork) movement has been good with havoc but short on goals.

Silvio Berlusconi is down and out, if only he'd recognize it — which he will not

Italian youth suicides triggered by anti-gay discrimination need to end — now.

The concept of "belonging" to state has been marred by a state of recrimination.

The Italian political scene is beginning to imitate Danish TV fiction, except that it's not fiction.

One thing that Silvio Berlusconi and his loyalists can't be faulted for is... loyalty.

Silvio Berlusconi's ongoing defiance is an insult to an Italian public that deserves better.

Fierce racial insults against a black minister can make even a devoted Italian think twice.

Justice is hard to assert in a country in which trials and appeals can take decades.