Correction (April 1st 2025): The introduction to this article suggested that the absence of Italy’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Portolano, from a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” reflected Italian misgivings over Europe’s response to President Trump. We now understand the general was not expected at the meeting, which was for more junior officers.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Wing women”
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