自2022年10月当选以来，意大利总理梅洛尼因极右翼政党党首的身份而受到关注。在外交政策上，梅洛尼政府在很大程度上延续了上届德拉吉政府的路线，同时在一些具体政策上展示了自己的雄心。在欧洲层面，意大利希望在欧盟框架内追求实现本国利益的最大化，与欧盟达成了一些重要共识。在西方阵营中，意大利着力密切与美国和北约的关系，以凸显其西方国家的角色定位。这一年意大利对中国政策出现了一些微妙变化，但梅洛尼政府并不想损害两国的经贸合作。同时，意大利通过印太战略加强了与日本和印度的安全和经济合作。在地中海地区，梅洛尼政府在移民和能源领域“双管齐下”，在试图遏制非法移民入境的同时力争将意大利打造成欧洲的能源门户，而巴以冲突升级给意大利的地中海政策带来了新挑战。
Since the election in October 2022，Italian Prime Minister Meloni has received attention for her background as a head of a far-right party. In terms of foreign policy，the Meloni government has largely followed the line of the previous Draghi government，while having its own ambitions on several concrete policies. At the European level，Italy tries to maximize its national interests within the EU framework and has reached some important consensus with the EU. In the Western camp，Italy focused on closer relations with the US and NATO to emphasize its Western identity. There have been some subtle changes in Italy’s policy towards China this year，but the Meloni government does not want to harm the economic and trade ties between the two countries. At the same time，Italy strengthened its security and economic cooperation with Japan and India through its Indo-Pacific strategy. In the Mediterranean region，the Meloni government has taken a two-pronged approach in the areas of immigration and energy，trying to curb illegal immigration，and striving for Italy to become the energy gateway of Europe. The escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict，however，has brought new challenges to Italy’s Mediterranean policy.
