| Author (Person) | Khalifa Isaac Atwan, Sally |
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| Publisher | Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) |
| Series Title | ISPI Commentary |
| Series Details | February 2013 |
| Publication Date | 21/02/2013 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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The vulnerability of Italy to revolutionary changes on the southern Mediterranean shore has been very high, if not the highest among its European colleagues. The initial shock of the massive influx of Tunisian migrants and refugees (specifically, the famous case of the 20,000 Tunisian refugees arriving to the 5,000-inhabitant Italian island of Lampedusa in early 2011), was followed by a gas disruption tragedy when Italy’s main gas supplier, Libya, started to live its own revolution. The revolution in Egypt was not less important to Italy than the previous two cases, since Egypt is one of Italy's main trade partners in North Africa and is home to many Italian investments, not to mention its enormous political and strategic importance. |
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| Source Link | http://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/italy-egypt-ever-closer-trade-partners |
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| Subject Categories | Trade |
| Countries / Regions | Italy, Middle East |
