Abstract
The paper analyzes the global geopolitical transformations triggered by the Gaza war (2023–2025) and their impact on Italian and European interests, with particular attention to the Mediterranean area. The author shows how the Palestinian genocide has accelerated a shift in the strategic balance, relegating Europe to a peripheral role in the new world order. In this context, Turkey assumes a central role thanks to a decisive diplomatic and intelligence operation during the Israeli attack on Doha on September 9, 2025, which led to the failure of the Israeli-American strategy, the repositioning of Arab alliances, and the start of a “truce” in Gaza.
The dispute over gas in the Levant Basin—a strategic resource for Europe and Italy—is a crucial geopolitical issue, with Turkey in a position to hinder Israeli-European energy projects and redefine the balance of power in the Mediterranean. In this scenario, Italian foreign policy has abandoned its historic pro-Arab and pro-Palestinian line to align itself uncritically with Trump’s pro-Israeli strategy, exposing the country to significant risks to its strategic and energy interests.
The paper proposes a repositioning: ‘Erdoganising’ Italian foreign policy means maintaining Western alliances but returning to an autonomous, diplomatic and strategic stance, similar to that of the Craxi era. This would imply recognition of the State of Palestine, greater cooperation with Turkey and Arab countries, and the recovery of Italy’s traditional role in the Mediterranean to safeguard security, energy and geopolitical influence.
October, 20 2025.
Security, Defence & Migration
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