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The Italian Republic 1946-2026 - Volume II completes the historical journey through the political, economic and social evolution of republican Italy. The volume examines the transformation of the First Republic, the financial and political scandals that shook the country, the collapse of the traditional party system, the emergence of the Second Republic, European integration, the euro, globalization and the crises that have shaped Italy in the twenty-first century. Particular attention is devoted to the relationship between finance and political power, including the dramatic story of Michele Sindona, Giorgio Ambrosoli and Banco Ambrosiano. The book then moves toward the present and the future, addressing the challenges that will determine Italy's position in the coming decades: demography, public finances, technology, artificial intelligence, energy, industry, Europe and the Mediterranean. Rather than presenting Italy's history as a finished process, this volume interprets the Republic as an unfinished project-one still confronted with choices capable of determining its future. A history of power, crises, transformation and the search for a new national strategy.