Defying Allies, Italy Signs On to New Silk Road With China The move by Italy to join China’s “One Belt One Road” project crystallized shifting geopolitical balances and the populist Italian government’s willingness to break with its traditional partners. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:A Female Viking Warrior? Tomb Study Yields CluesDespite Outrage Over Rohingya Crisis, Few Call for Sanctions on MyanmarRape Accusations Against Italian Police Dismay FlorenceIran’s Holding of 2 Americans Is Illegal, U.N. Experts FindStanislav Petrov, Soviet Officer Who Helped Avert Nuclear War, Is Dead at 77Europe Edition: United Nations, Facebook, Hamas: Your Monday Briefing