https://italyun.esteri.it/en/news/dalla_rappresentanza/2024/11/statement-by-italys-permanent-representative-ambassador-maurizio-massari-on-behalf-of-the-uniting-for-consensus-group-annual-debate-on-agenda-item-122-entitled-question-of-equitable-repres/

https://italyun.esteri.it/en/news/dalla_rappresentanza/2025/01/statement-by-h-e-ambassador-maurizio-massari-on-behalf-of-the-uniting-for-consensus-group-at-the-the-intergovernmental-negotiations-on-the-question-of-equitable-representation-on-and-increase-in-the/

The Italian Presidency of the G7 in 2024

https://www.g7italy.it/en/

https://www.dt.mef.gov.it/en/tema_del_mese/tema_mese0035.html

https://www.esteri.it/en/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/organizzazioni_internazionali/g7/presidenza-italiana-del-g7/

Speeches

PM Meloni’s Speeches at the COP World Leaders Summit

https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/intervento-del-presidente-meloni-al-vertice-dei-capi-di-stato-e-di-governo-cop27/20927

https://www.governo.it/en/articolo/president-meloni-s-speech-cop27-world-leaders-summit/20951

https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/cop28-l-intervento-del-presidente-meloni-alla-sessione-plenaria-high-level-segment-heads

https://www.governo.it/en/articolo/president-melonis-speech-cop28-high-level-segment-heads-state-and-government/24479

https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/cop29-high-level-segment-heads-states-and-government/27040

https://www.governo.it/en/articolo/president-meloni-s-speech-29th-conference-parties-un-framework-convention-climate-change

PM Meloni’s Speech at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania in July 2023

https://www.governo.it/it/media/vertice-dei-capi-di-stato-e-di-governo-della-nato/23109

https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/vertice-nato-vilnius-conferenza-stampa-del-presidente-meloni/23111

https://www.governo.it/en/articolo/president-meloni-s-press-conference-nato-summit-vilnius/23142

at the NATO Summit in the Hague in June 2024

https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/vertice-nato-il-punto-stampa-del-presidente-meloni/29089

https://www.governo.it/en/articolo/president-meloni-s-press-point-nato-summit/29123

Position papers:

The Italian Strategy in the Mediterranean and opinions

https://www.esteri.it/mae/resource/doc/2017/12/rapporto-med-maeci-ita.pdf

https://www.esteri.it/mae/resource/doc/2017/12/med-maeci-eng.pdf

https://www.ispionline.it/en/publication/italys-renewed-activism-in-the-wider-mediterranean-a-bet-for-the-future-146369

Artificial Intelligence

https://assets.innovazione.gov.it/1637937177-programma-strategico-iaweb-2.pdf

https://assets.innovazione.gov.it/1637777513-strategic-program-aiweb.pdf

https://www.confindustria.it/documenti/lintelligenza-artificiale-per-il-sistema-italia-report-2025/

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Regional Plan for the Adriatic-Balkans area

https://www.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Piano-Regione-Adriatico-Balcanica_DEF_ridotto.pdf

https://www.esteri.it/it/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/interviste/2023/04/tajani-limpegno-italiano-per-lintegrazione-dei-balcani-nella-ue-il-messaggero/

https://www.esteri.it/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/interviste/2023/04/tajani-limpegno-italiano-per-lintegrazione-dei-balcani-nella-ue-il-messaggero/

The Africa/EU Partnership

https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/policies/africa-eu-partnership_en

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/54412/final_declaration-en.pdf

The Mattei Plan

https://www.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ISPI_FPC-Piano-Mattei.pdf

The European Union

https://europa.eu/european-union/index_it main portal in Italian

https://europa.eu/european-union/index_en main portal in English

newsroom

https://european-union.europa.eu/news-and-events/news-and-stories_en

For news from the Italian government and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (and sometimes the possibility to do translation)

https://www.governo.it/

https://www.governo.it/en

Two examples for translation:

https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/dichiarazione-del-presidente-meloni/29363

https://www.governo.it/en/articolo/statement-president-meloni/29364

https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/pnrr-palazzo-chigi-la-cabina-di-regia-la-verifica-degli-obiettivi-della-viii-rata/29084

https://www.governo.it/en/articolo/nrrp-steering-committee-meeting-held-palazzo-chigi-verify-milestones-and-targets-eighth

Italia Domani, the National Recovery and Resilience Plan

Open in Italian, translate and check the English version

https://italiadomani.gov.it/it/home.html

https://italiadomani.gov.it/en/home.html

https://www.quotidianosanita.it/studi-e-analisi/articolo.php?articolo_id=131253#:~:text=Il%20PNRR%20prevede%20l'attivazione,intensiva%20(37%2C1%25).

Il sito ufficiale del Presidente della Repubblica italiana

https://www.quirinale.it/

https://www.quirinale.it/ricerca/discorsi

For example:

https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/93454

https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/93492

https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/84169

https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/84168

You will have to search for speeches in English, like this one:

https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/107127

A Yale lecture course giving a US point of view on international relations

The first of 26 lectures in chronological order. See the list on the right of the page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDqvzFY72mg&list=PLh9mgdi4rNeyViG2ar68jkgEi4y6doNZy

A Basic US course book on IR in English (good for both language and content)

International Relations by Jon C. W. Pevehouse and Joshua S. Goldstein

latest edition (12^th edition) textbook

https://www.vitalsource.com/products/international-relations-jon-c-w-pevehouse-joshua-s-v9780135229545

etext 12^th edition

https://www.pearson.com/store/en-us/pearsonplus/p/9780137501328.html

various editions

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=International+Relations+by+Jon+C.+W.+Pevehouse+and+Joshua+S.+Goldstein&ref=cs_503_search

IR magazine in English (del Ministero degli Affari Esteri)

Longitude, The Italian Monthly on World Affairs in English – to have an idea go to:

https://www.longitude.it/

and click on the latest magazine cover on the left and then on one of the articles inside

and in Italian: Internazionale magazine

http://www.internazionale.it/

you can often find the original articles (which have been translated into Italian in Internazionale) in English, French, Spanish or German on internet

Excellent text on Human Rights and International Law

Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle for Global Justice, Geoffrey Robertson, Penguin Books

2013 edition

http://www.amazon.com/Crimes-Against-Humanity-Struggle-Justice/dp/1595588604

2012 edition:

http://www.amazon.it/Crimes-Against-Humanity-Struggle-Justice/dp/0141974834

and the version released in November 2024

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crimes-Against-Humanity-Struggle-Justice/dp/1802063242#

A really good podcast:

The Rest is Politics:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rest-is-politics/id1611374685

Dictionaries

Monolingual English Dictionary

Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (OALD)

https://elt.oup.com/catalogue/items/global/dictionaries/oxford-advanced-learners-dictionary/?srsltid=AfmBOopPoJBdDeOR_iD-CixFV-x5bCFupPp0ITs_pCV8czCtDMF3RFcd&cc=gb&selLanguage=en

This is one of the best monolingual learner’s dictionaries of English. A learner’s dictionary gives special help with the things language learners need—irregular forms, dependent prepositions, formal/informal language, particular grammar, etc.

Bilingual Dictionary

Use a monolingual dictionary to understand how to use new vocabulary (for example when you want to write). Use a bilingual dictionary when you need to quickly check the meaning of a specific term.

il Ragazzini 2024, dizionario inglese-italiano italiano-inglese

https://www.zanichelli.it/ricerca/prodotti/il-ragazzini-dizionario-inglese-italiano-italiano-inglese-ragazzini-007

https://www.amazon.it/Ragazzini-Dizionario-inglese-italiano-italiano-inglese-app/dp/8808651983

Online dictionaries

Context Reverso Check with me how to make best use of it

https://context.reverso.net/traduzione/

examples: http://context.reverso.net/traduzione/italiano-inglese/fornire

http://context.reverso.net/traduzione/inglese-italiano/provide

Word Reference

https://www.wordreference.com/

examples: https://www.wordreference.com/iten/chiavetta

http://www.wordreference.com/enit/diplomat

Corriera della Sera

http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_inglese/index.shtml

examples

https://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_inglese/Inglese/D/diplomacy.shtml

http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_inglese/Italiano/C/concorso_1.shtml

https://dizionari.corriere.it/index.shtml?refresh_ce

Reverso Dictionary

http://dictionary.reverso.net/italian-english/

example:

https://dictionary.reverso.net/italian-english/assistere

Glosbe Dictionary

https://glosbe.com/en/it/

example: https://glosbe.com/en/it/truce

Other dictionaries

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-italian/

example: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/italian-english/principio

https://www.stars21.com/dictionary/italian/

https://www.stars21.com/dictionary/italian/english/

Download of old dictionary of international relations

https://ebin.pub/the-penguin-dictionary-of-international-relations.html

https://www.awesomebooks.com/book/9780140513974/the-penguin-dictionary-of-international-relations/used?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8L31uYizhQMVg5KDBx35zQZwEAQYASABEgLLtfD_BwE
Diplomacy Dictionary

Dizionario di diplomazia e relazioni internazionali-

Dictionary of diplomacy and international relations.

inglese-italiano, English-Italian dictionary

Buri M. Rosaria, Editore Argo, collana Quaderni Isufi, currently out of print, but maybe on Amazon or from IR students selling their books or in a library. Here are 3 possibilities:

https://www.amazon.it/Dizionario-internazionali-Dictionary-international-Inglese-italiano-english-italian/dp/8882343510

https://www.amazon.it/-/en/Maria-Rosaria-Buri/dp/8882343510/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Qtchv0H-au18IpZ-8K0WDg.FqDeqMlSO7czcYz03sswWP1AWsTLalPcwg-0lrS3ggg&dib_tag=se&keywords=Dizionario+di+diplomazia+e+relazioni+internazionali-Dictionary+of+diplomacy+and+international+relations.+Inglese-italiano%2C+english-italian&qid=1754038497&s=books&sr=1-1

https://www.ibs.it/dizionario-di-diplomazia-relazioni-internazionali-libro-maria-rosaria-buri/e/9788882343514

British National Corpus
http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/
A corpus is the raw material of dictionaries. Look up any word or expression to see examples of how it combines with other words in native-speaker English.

To do a search, go here and log in:

https://www.english-corpora.org/bnc/

I put in ‘ceasefire’ and got 678 examples, which I opened by clicking on the right

Grammar Exercise Books
Essential Grammar in Use – Raymond Murphy, Cambridge University Press
English Grammar in Use – Raymond Murphy, Cambridge University Press

Advanced Grammar in Use – Martin Hewings, Cambridge University Press

Advanced Language Practice – Michael Vince MacMillan

Grammar Reference Book
Practical English Usage – Michael Swan, Oxford University Press

Writing Essays

Writing Academic English by Alice Oshima and Ann Hogue, publisher Longman

Sites where you can study English

Here is a site where you can check and practice grammar structures:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar
(from here you can also access reading and other resources)
There is also:

https://www.vivquarry.com/wkshts/grammar.html
e.g. http://vivquarry.com/wkshts/linkwd2.html
and http://esl.about.com/od/writingadvanced/a/wc_addition.htm
but I think the best sites are:

Exam English ✓Free Practice Tests for learners of English

http://examenglish.com/cambridge_esol.php
for lots of free practice material at different levels (about this more later)

for example:

https://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_general_reading1.htm
and BBC Learning English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish new address
and http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/ old address (but still active)
you should explore the site. For example:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/

is for listening practice and dictation http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/

is for grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation

Other sites where you can practice English

iTunes U (via iTunes , which you must install)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/genre/podcasts-education/id1304
for podcasts of university lectures and courses and to see how your subject is taught in English. For example, I looked at international relations:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/international-relations/id1523550815

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/international-relations-for-ipod-iphone/id913182663

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eps-2-the-rise-and-fall-of-diplomacy-league/id1519017031?i=1000478978926
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)
http://www.ted.com/
Fantastic presentations from some of the most innovative people in the world. Watching presentations is a really good way to practice comprehension.

The Purdue Online Writing Lab

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Online distance courses (MOOCs – Massive open online course)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course

http://mooc.org/ (see communication and language section)
http://www.moocs.co/
http://www.mooc-list.com/

TV Channels

The aim here is to listen and improve your comprehension, stay up to date (so you should also follow the telegiornale in Italian) and absorb some of the language.

BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/

France 24 in English

http://www.france24.com/en/

Aljazeera in English

http://www.aljazeera.com/

You can also get old TV programs and films on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/

A little light translation! (for more and easier links see: https://youngdip.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-little-light-translation.html)

Don’t forget, if you need to expand your knowledge of basic vocabulary, go to the EU site where you will find this document (156 pages) to download in Italian, English and maybe your second language too.

The EU in 2024

https://op.europa.eu/it/search-results?p_p_id=eu_europa_publications_portlet_search_executor_SearchExecutorPortlet_INSTANCE_q8EzsBteHybf&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&queryText=the+eu+in+2024&facet.collection=EULex%2CEUPub%2CEUDir%2CEUWebPage%2CEUSummariesOfLegislation%2CPublicProcurement&startRow=1&resultsPerPage=10&SEARCH_TYPE=SIMPLE

The EU in 2023

https://op.europa.eu/it/search-results?p_p_id=eu_europa_publications_portlet_search_executor_SearchExecutorPortlet_INSTANCE_q8EzsBteHybf&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&queryText=the+eu+in+2023&facet.collection=EULex%2CEUPub%2CEUDir%2CEUWebPage%2CEUSummariesOfLegislation&startRow=1&resultsPerPage=10&SEARCH_TYPE=SIMPLE

https://op.europa.eu/webpub/com/general-report-2023/en/

https://op.europa.eu/webpub/com/general-report-2023/pdf/the-eu-in-2023-it.pdf

https://op.europa.eu/webpub/com/general-report-2023/pdf/the-eu-in-2023.pdf

The EU in 2022

https://op.europa.eu/webpub/com/general-report-2022/it/

https://op.europa.eu/webpub/com/general-report-2022/en/

download here in both Italian and English

https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/d73b364e-c180-11ed-8912-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-291769284

This will give you 128 pages of Italian to translate into English! To check your translation just move between the Italian and English version and take notes on regular language usage:

The EU in 2021

https://op.europa.eu/webpub/com/general-report-2021/it/

https://op.europa.eu/webpub/com/general-report-2021/en/

download here:

https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/92b9b0d3-9e14-11ec-83e1-01aa75ed71a1

The EU in 2020

https://op.europa.eu/it/publication-detail/-/publication/f59f7b32-8084-11eb-9ac9-01aa75ed71a1/language-it/format-PDF/source-209737865

file:///C:/Users/HP/Downloads/lue%20nel%202020-NAAD21001ITN.pdf

file:///C:/Users/HP/Downloads/the%20eu%20in%202020-NAAD21001ENN.pdf

The EU in 2019

https://op.europa.eu/it/publication-detail/-/publication/66c4ad7e-6281-11ea-b735-01aa75ed71a1/language-it

https://op.europa.eu/it/publication-detail/-/publication/66c4ad7e-6281-11ea-b735-01aa75ed71a1/language-en

And then the 2018 EU General Report (154 pages)

https://publications.europa.eu/it/publication-detail/-/publication/292fd37c-30d8-11e9-8d04-01aa75ed71a1/language-it/format-PDF/source-103848005

then download the pdf format

and differences. You can also download the French, Spanish or German versions.

And here's the 2017 General Report (130 pages)

https://publications.europa.eu/it/publication-detail/-/publication/4d16193a-25a7-11e8-ac73-01aa75ed71a1/language-it/format-PDF/source-103848083

And here's the 2016 General Report (104 pages)

https://publications.europa.eu/it/publication-detail/-/publication/99c8732c-094a-11e7-8a35-01aa75ed71a1/language-en

You can also get the General Reports for 2015 (96 pages) and 2014 (288 pages!)

https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/db649a28-e42e-11e5-8a50-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-75768461

https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/beafd525-4bc8-468c-9342-69041fb04e0f/language-en

If you prefer, you can go straight to the English version of the EU in 2024 text or other texts on the EU site or UN site and simply start taking notes on common expressions used in diplomatic English. See my future post about the UN website for a little more information about how to get documents.

The Council of the EU centre for press releases is another site where you can do more translation:

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/it/press/press-releases/

for example:

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/it/press/press-releases/2022/03/15/russia-s-military-aggression-against-ukraine-fourth-eu-package-of-sectoral-and-individual-measures/

and then changing the language to Italian at the top of the page on the right.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/it/press/press-releases/2025/07/29/sanctions-against-terrorism-council-renews-the-eu-terrorist-list/

The UN

There is also the UN Annual Report 2024 (or 2023 etc..) for note-taking on the language, unless you want to translate from French or Spanish into English!

https://www.un.org/annualreport/

Le prove attitudinali degli anni precedenti

https://www.esteri.it/it/ministero/lavora-con-noi/concorsi-pubblici/carriera_diplom/prove_precedenti/

Sources for the 2016 preselezione texts

https://www.eureporter.co/

https://www.eureporter.co/frontpage/2016/02/12/refugeecrisis-nato-launches-sea-mission-against-migrant-traffickers/

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32015R0478