Some listening practice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at-smySDPNU

A good article to practise vocabulary note-taking skills and interesting content

https://www.ispionline.it/en/publication/striving-for-stability-what-lies-ahead-for-the-mena-region-in-2026-226216

Some false friends

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:False_friends_between_English_and_Italian

https://breadcakesandale.com/2012/12/18/english-italian-confusables-and-false-friends-falsi-amici/

https://www.britishinstitute.roma.it/false-friends-inglese/

https://dailyitalianwords.com/a-list-of-20-false-friends-in-english-and-italian/

https://tutorblog.fluentify.com/false-friends-the-most-common-ita-eng-mistakes/

https://ilcentro.net/false-friends-in-italian-words-that-look-familiar-but-arent/

https://instantlyitaly.com/english-italian-false-friends-nouns/

https://instantlyitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/English-Italian-False-Friends-1.pdf

https://instantlyitaly.com/italian-language-for-english-speakers-false-friends/

https://ilcentro.net/false-friends-in-italian-words-that-look-familiar-but-arent/ 

Consular Services and some wider diplomatic activities and contacts through the embassy-consulate diplomatic network

 https://www.esteri.it/it/servizi-consolari-e-visti/

https://ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano/

https://ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero/

and some wider diplomatic activities

https://ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/en/news/dall_ambasciata/2025/12/italian-space-day-2025-next-frontiers/

https://iicwashington.esteri.it/en/

https://ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/en/news/dall_ambasciata/2023/10/strategia-di-promozione-integrata-dellitalia-e-diplomazia-pubblica-al-centro-della-riunione-del-sistema-italia-negli-stati-uniti/

https://conslosangeles.esteri.it/it/

https://conslosangeles.esteri.it/en/news/dal_consolato/2025/12/il-consolato-generale-ditalia-e-listituto-italiano-di-cultura-a-los-angeles-celebrano-la-prima-giornata-della-moda-italiana-nel-mondo-con-golden-goose/

https://conslosangeles.esteri.it/en/news/dal_consolato/2025/11/the-week-of-italian-cuisine-in-the-world-in-los-angeles/

https://conslosangeles.esteri.it/en/news/dal_consolato/2025/10/italian-american-heritage-month-proclamation-at-los-angeles-city-hall/

https://conslosangeles.esteri.it/en/italia-e-usa/diplomazia-culturale/

https://conslosangeles.esteri.it/en/italia-e-usa/diplomazia-economica/fare-affari-in-usa/

https://conslosangeles.esteri.it/en/italia-e-usa/diplomazia-economica/fare-affari-in-italia/

https://conslosangeles.esteri.it/en/italia-e-usa/diplomazia-economica/business-insights-from-italyletters-to-international-investors-informazioni-per-potenziali-investitori/

La Camera di Commercio Italiana di Los Angeles si chiama Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West (IACCW) e supporta le imprese del Made in Italy per espandersi in California e negli Stati Uniti occidentali, coprendo aree come Arizona e Nuovo Messico; fornisce informazioni su normative, fiere ed eventi, aiutando le aziende italiane a fare business negli USA

https://www.assocamerestero.it/ccie/italy-america-chamber-of-commerce-west-inc

What are the prospects for real European autonomy in terms of defence and deterrence?

Growing tensions in global politics and the current challenges for Europe in 2025 in response to Russia and China’s assertiveness and potential US disengagement – possible future scenarios

Can Europe achieve autonomy at least in terms of conventional warfare? Can it achieve integration and the interoperability of its forces?

https://euractiv.it/section/eu-demos/news/why-the-eu-must-strengthen-its-strategic-autonomy/

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/09/02/eu-sets-military-spending-record-expects-more-growth-in-2025/#:~:text=The%20agency%20said%20it%20expected,States%20has%20higher%20military%20expenditures.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/security-autonomy-key-to-europes-political-freedom-italian-premier/3763568

https://carnegieendowment.org/europe/strategic-europe/2025/12/unpacking-europes-deterrence-dilemmas?lang=en

https://www.dirittoue.info/european-strategic-autonomy-between-dependence-and-long-term-emancipation/

https://decode39.com/12705/italy-and-u-s-national-security-strategy-eu-reform-continental-defence/

https://commission.europa.eu/topics/defence/future-european-defence_en

https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/03/30/europes-defence-industry-on-the-brink-of-transformation/

https://www.eunews.it/en/2025/10/27/defense-eu-lacks-both-an-industrial-base-and-military-research-capacity/

https://www.socialeurope.eu/europes-defence-crisis-why-more-spending-alone-will-not-keep-the-continent-safe

https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-defence-agency-warns-rising-budgets-still-undermined-by-fragmentation/

France and Britain

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-and-france-to-coordinate-aircraft-carrier-deployments/

https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/military-balance/2025/07/ukfrance-defence-a-statement-of-entente-for-wider-european-security/

Drones

https://www.dw.com/en/why-is-europe-struggling-to-defend-against-drones/a-74139551

https://epthinktank.eu/2025/06/04/military-drone-systems-in-the-eu-and-global-context-types-capabilities-and-regulatory-frameworks/

https://www.euractiv.com/news/exclusive-eu-defence-chief-says-drone-wall-could-be-ready-in-a-year/

https://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/briefs/minding-drone-gap-drone-warfare-and-eu

Türkiye

https://www.mei.edu/publications/turkey-not-lost-it-time-other-nato-allies-more-strongly-reengage

https://trendsresearch.org/insight/turkiye-in-nato-what-does-the-alliance-mean-for-ankara-on-its-75th-anniversary/?srsltid=AfmBOoo_pI7xbh1NsyAj5retP0zc4tmMOP_1BcVhVpfqb14bNw2KvgWd

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/turkey-still-trying-to-find-way-back-to-f-35-program-ps-121025

https://www.oxan.com/insights/turkeys-expanded-role-in-eu-defence-will-benefit-both/

Italy

https://www.startinsight.eu/en/italy-the-2025-2027-defence-white-paper/

https://decode39.com/12705/italy-and-u-s-national-security-strategy-eu-reform-continental-defence/

https://www.eunews.it/en/2025/10/01/security-meloni-to-eu-leaders-there-is-also-a-southern-flank/

Military service

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgj4npzp53o

https://www.eunews.it/en/2024/05/15/european-countries-back-to-discussing-compulsory-military-conscription-nine-still-have-it/

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/why-europe-is-bringing-back-conscription/90324316

Obstacles

https://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-dossiers/progress-and-shortfalls-in-europes-defence-an-assessment/introduction/

https://www.iris-france.org/en/the-rearm-europe-plan-squaring-the-circle-between-integration-and-national-sovereignty/

https://www.robert-schuman.eu/en/european-issues/802-the-four-challenges-facing-european-defence

https://federalists.eu/federalist-library/a-roadmap-to-european-sovereignty/ !

Grammar - Quantifiers

Explanation

https://www.wallstreetenglish.com/exercises/what-are-quantifiers

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/much-many-a-lot-of-lots-of-quantifiers

https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Quantifiers_1.pdf

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-grammar/quantifiers-few-a-few-little-a-bit

Exercises

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/quantifiers.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/mengen.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/mengen.htm

https://www.grammarbank.com/a-little-a-few-exercise.html

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/quantifiers-quantity-exercises.html

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/much-many-little-few-some-any/

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/quantifiers/quanitifiers-index.htm

 

Grammar - although, even though, though, despite, in spite of

Explanation

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/contrasting-ideas-although-despite-others

https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/in-spite-despite-and-although

https://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/grammar/although-despite.html

https://www.mobberley.cheshire.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Worksheet-14.pdf

Exercises

https://iuuk.mff.cuni.cz/~andrew/EAP/Murphy_p226-7.pdf

https://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/exercises/although-despite-quiz1.html

https://www.myenglishpages.com/grammar-exercise-although/

https://www.grammarbank.com/despite-although-exercise.html#google_vignette

https://english-practice.net/english-grammar-exercises-although-though-even-though-in-spite-of-despite/#google_vignette

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/clauses-contrast-purpose-reason/2/

https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/upper-intermediate/despite-in-spite-of-although-even-though-2

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/however-although-time-connectors/

https://www.myenglishpages.com/grammar-exercise-although/

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/linking-words-contrast-exercise-1.html

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/conjunctions-connectors-exercises.html