Nico Perrone (born April 27, 1935) is an Italian essayist, historian and journalist. He firstly discovered papers on the plot for killing Enrico Mattei, the Italian state

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for oil in the 1950s. He is the author of twenty books, and some fifty shorter essays published in Italy, Denmark and the USA. He is the author also of a thousand leading articles and other contributions to Italian and Swiss newspapers.

Biography

Born Nicola Carlo Perrone in

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, the only son of Raffaele and Luisa Tortorella. His father was an Arditi volunteer during

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and then a mass leader. Other relatives had strong national sentiments. In his family heritage a Garibaldi's volunteer and a

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priest executed after he participated in 1799 revolution. After

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, due to a crisis of public schools Perrone attended for two years a

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priests school, standing on the laical position of his parents but appreciating that severe and sophisticated method of teaching. Then graduated in Diplomatic History, and held scholarships for the

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(Ireland) and Sofiyski Universitet (

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, Bulgaria). Charged to study foreign labour laws for

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, the Italian state oil holding (1961), in Rome. ENI president, Enrico Mattei, appointed him as an observer with the Italian Ministry for the Public Administration Reform; later he worked with a

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. Invited in USA with the

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, he received the

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of the State of

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(1986). Co-editor for the Italian monthlies ''Storia in Rete'' (since 2005), and ''Giano'' (2003-2007).

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of Contemporary History and American History at the University of Bari; he was director for the Institute of Modern and Contemporary History (1988–90, 1991–94), and professor for the

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European Module in Social and Economic History of European Integration (1994–97). He was

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in Denmark ( Roskilde University, since 1991 -

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, 1992, 1993 -

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, 2003), in Switzerland (Roskilde University master at

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, 1998, 2000), in Albania (Universiteti Zoja e Këshillit Të Mirë,

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, 2008), and in the US ( Foreign Policy Research Institute, 1983). He was sometimes host professor at the

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, Italy (1981, 1989). Perrone has been a founder member, vice president (1995–96), member of the board (1991–98) for the EU European Education Programme on Society-Science & Technology, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium (master Society, Science & Technology in Europe). He is still member of the advisory board for the Federico Caffè Center at Roskilde University. He has been Bari University Rector's delegate for Denmark (2002-2006). He got Bari University Silver medal (2006). Starting from 1982, Perrone is a contributor for RAI, the Italian state broadcasting company. He contributes to several newspapers in Italy and Switzerland (since 1971), and has been a contributor for the

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(Cologne, Germany, 2001) and the Italian edition of ''

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''.

Books

* 1980 ''

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'', series editor * 1989. '' Mattei il nemico italiano. Politica e morte del presidente dell'

attraverso i documenti segreti'' (Mattei, the Italian Enemy. Death and Policy of ENI's President through Secret Papers), Milan, Leonardo

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* 1991. ''Il dissesto programmato. Le partecipazioni statali nel sistema di consenso democristiano'' (The Planned Bankruptcy. The State Owned Industries in the Christian Democratic Consent System), Bari, Dedalo Libri * 1992. ''European and American Patterns in a Conflictive Development'', Roskilde, RUC * 1992. ''Fjernt fra

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. Far from Maastricht'', Roskilde, RUC * 1993. ''La morte necessaria di Enrico Mattei'' (The Necessary Death of Enrico Mattei), Viterbo, Millelire Stampa Alternativa * 1993. ''The Strategic Stakes in Mattei's Flight'', in ''EIR'', Vol. 20, No. 23, Washington, DC, June 11, 1993 * 1995. '' De Gasperi e l'America'' (America and De Gasperi. Under an Uncontrolled and Full Domination), Palermo, Sellerio * 1995. ''Obiettivo Mattei. Petrolio, Stati Uniti e politica dell'

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'' (Target Mattei. Oil, United States and ENI Policy), Roma, Gamberetti * 1996. ''

from Scandinavia'',

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, RUCI In: Festschrift 14 papers in honour of Bruno Amoroso's 60th birthday * 1996. '' Alcide De Gasperi. L'Italia atlantica'' ( Alcide De Gasperi: The Atlantic Italy), Rome, Manifestolibri * 1996. ''

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. Il manifesto dell'imperialismo americano'' (

: The Manifesto of American Imperialism), Rome, Manifestolibri * 1997. '' John F. Kennedy. La nuova frontiera'' (

: The Manifest of American Imperialism), Rome, Manifestolibri * 1998. ''The

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and the American Patronage'' * 1999. ''Giallo Mattei. I discorsi del fondatore dell'

che sfidò gli United States, la

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e le Sette Sorelle'' (Mattei's Thriller. The Speeches of the Founder of ENI Who Challenged the USA, NATO, and the Seven Sisters), Rome, Stampa Alternativa Nuovi Equilibri * 2000. ''Il truglio. Infami, delatori e pentiti nel Regno di Napoli'' (The Muddle. Infamous, Delator, and Repentant People in the Kingdom of Naples), Palermo, Sellerio * 2001. '' Enrico Mattei'', Bologna, Il Mulino, 2001 * 2002. ''Il segno della DC. L’Italia dalla sconfitta al G7'' (The DC Sign. Italy from Its Defeat to G-7), Bari, Dedalo Libri * 2002. ''Economia pubblica rimossa'' (The Public Economy Removed. The Italian State Participations from the Theory of Improper Burdens to the Privatization), in ''Studi in onore di Luca Buttaro'', Milano, Giuffrè * 2003. ''The International Economy from a Political to an Authoritative Drive'', in ''Globalisation and Welfare'', Roskilde, Roskilde University Press * 2006. ''La Loggia della Philantropia'' (The Philantropia Lodge. A Danish Priest to Naples before the Revolution. With Masonic Papers and Other Documents), Palermo, Sellerio * 2006. ''Perché uccisero Enrico Mattei. Petrolio e guerra fredda nel primo grande delitto italiano'' (Why They Have Killed Enrico Mattei. Oil and Cold War in the First Great Italian Crime), Rome, L'Unità Libri * 2009. ''L’inventore del trasformismo. Liborio Romano, strumento di Cavour per la conquista di Napoli'' (The Creator of Political Shifting. Liborio Romano, Cavour's Instrument for the Conquest of Naples), Soveria Mannelli, Rubbettino * 2010. ''Obama. Il peso delle promesse. Yes, we can't'' ( Obama. Heavy Promises. Yes, We Can't), 1st and 2nd enlarged edition, Lamezia Terme, Settecolori * 2011. ''L'agente segreto di Cavour. Giuseppe Massari e il mistero del diario mutilato'' (Cavour's secret agent. Giuseppe Massari and the mystery of his mutilated diary), Bari, Palomar * 2013. ''Progetto di un impero. 1823. L'annuncio dell'egemonia americana infiamma la borsa'' (Project of an Empire. 1823. The Announcement of American Hegemony Inflames the Stock Exchange), Naples, La Città del Sole * 2015. ''La profezia di Sciascia. Una conversazione e quattro lettere'', Milan, Archinto * 2016. ''Arrestate Garibaldi. L'ordine impossibile di Cavour'', Rome, Salerno Editrice * 2017. ''La svolta occidentale. De Gasperi e il nuovo ruolo internazionale dell’Italia'', Rome, Castelvecchi * 2022. ''Il realismo politico di De Gasperi. Fanfani invece vuole i missili americani'', Rome, Bastogi

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