What is the national interest for Italy and what threats emerge for the country in the rapidly changing international scenario? From whom and from what should we defend ourselves? How much do national and European intelligence count? How can the wars that broke out in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip influence the balance between national powers? What role can Europe play with the United States and China? How is Russia moving and what has changed on the Middle Eastern front after the Hamas attack and the Israeli response? Does the notion of the West still make sense? And does NATO still have a relevant position? The former President of the Italian think tank ISPI, and former Coordinator of the Italian intelligence services, Ambassador Giampiero Massolo, analyzes actors and moves on the world stage together with the journalist Francesco Bechis. He describes with great realism and pragmatism the Italian paradox and the contemporary Risk-like game between crises of the past and possible future threats. "Realpolitik" as an essential method for understanding the present and future of Italian domestic and foreign politics, between historical migrations from Africa, the crisis in Europe and the new role in the Mediterranean.