Claudia Palazzo
Claudia Palazzo is a geopolitical analyst focused on the post-Soviet space. She is currently a PhD candidate in intelligence and security studies.
She is the Rome correspondent for the Kyiv Post and collaborates with various think tanks. She holds a BA in sociology and an MA degree in Soviet area studies.
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Articles by Claudia Palazzo
A ‘People’s Constitution’ for a ‘New Uzbekistan’?
On April 30, the citizens of Uzbekistan, in a referendum, voted in favor of modifying the country’s constitution. The reported voter turnout was quite high at 84.5 percent and resulted...
Italy’s Renewed Approach to Foreign, Security and Defense Policy
It has now been roughly a month since the inception of the new Italian government led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The new government’s foreign debut took place within the...
Italy and Ukraine Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation
On June 10, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio paid an official visit to Kyiv, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Foreign Minister Dmytro...
Namakhvani HPP: Georgian Hydropower Between Energy Security and Geopolitics
On May 25, just ahead of the 103rd anniversary of the First Georgian Republic’s (1918–1921) independence, Georgian protesters paralyzed the streets of the capital city of Tbilisi in the largest...
Russian Espionage Case in Italy: A Setback for Moscow?
On the night of March 30, an Italian frigate commander, Walter Biot, was caught red-handed selling documents to Dimitry Ostrukhov, an employee at the Russian embassy in Rome (Repubblica, March...
The Water Factor in the Karabakh Conflict
On the morning of October 22, Armenian forces fired SCUD missile at various locations inside Azerbaijan, including the city of Gabala, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported (Twitter.com/HikmetHajiyev, Azerbaycan24.com,...
China Reiterates Its Support for Lukashenka Amidst Troubled Belarusian Presidential Election
The eventful presidential campaign in Belarus has left the incumbent, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, more isolated from his main external interlocutors. The West remains critical of the Belarusian authorities’ repeated civil rights violations,...