James Walston

James Walston is associate professor of international relations at the American University of Rome. He blogs about Italian politics here and tweets @walstonjames.

New Italians: Leadership in the immigrant communities

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

By James Walston

/ 6 Nov 2011

Flames in Rome

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.

By James Walston

/ 18 Oct 2011

Punching below its weight

The meeting in Rome of the Contact Group for Libya will expose the unreliability of Italy’s foreign policy

By James Walston

/ 4 May 2011

The risks of mayhem in Italy

Against background mutterings about global anarchism and agents provocateurs, Italian students protest against Italy’s university reform bill

By James Walston

/ 5 Jan 2011

Kosovo: the end of the beginning

The diplomatic wheels are slowly grinding into life in relation to Kosovo, the Balkans last major territorial quarrel. Today, 24 October, the United Nations Security Council considers the report of

By James Walston

/ 23 Oct 2005