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About James Walston

James Walston is associate professor of international relations at the American University of Rome. His blog is at http://italpolblog.blogspot.com/

Articles by James Walston

Wednesday 4th January

Squealing parliamentarians

James Walston, 4 January 2012
For years the majority of Italians tolerated the misbehaviour and legalised theft of their parliamentarians because they hoped to benefit from it as well. But no longer.
Sunday 6th November

New Italians: Leadership in the immigrant communities

James Walston, 6 November 2011
A recent seminar for future immigrant community leaders in Rome showed what a positive impact Italy's 'peaceful influx' might have, provided the language of the Northern League and other anti-immigrant elements can be kept at bay
Tuesday 18th October

Flames in Rome

James Walston, 18 October 2011
Riots overshadowing the "Occupy Rome" protests last Saturday showed how utterly unprepared both organisers and the police were for a predictable hijacking of the protests, while the government continues to turn a blind eye to the root causes of the discontent.
Wednesday 4th May

Punching below its weight

James Walston, 4 May 2011
The meeting in Rome of the Contact Group for Libya will expose the unreliability of Italy’s foreign policy
Wednesday 5th January

The risks of mayhem in Italy

James Walston, 5 January 2011
Against background mutterings about global anarchism and agents provocateurs, Italian students protest against Italy’s university reform bill
Sunday 23rd October

Kosovo: the end of the beginning

James Walston, 23 October 2005
After six years of stalemate, talks between Serbian and Kosovon Albanians on the future constitutional status of the disputed territory are imminent. James Walston, recently in Kosovo, assesses their likely outcome.
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