Francesco Maria Ceravolo
Major General (Ret.) of the Bersaglieri Corps of the Italian Army. Commander of the 1st Bersaglieri Regiment in Afghanistan and of the Italian Contingent in Iraq. Awarded the Bronze Medal and the Silver and Bronze Crosses of Merit of the Italian Army. Recipient of the United States Congressional Medal and the Gold Medal of Merit of the French Republic.
Recent articles
Italy's Generals: Evolution of Military Command in Republican Italy
Dalla Guerra fredda alle missioni internazionali, fino al ritorno dei conflitti ad alta intensità, in oltre settant’anni...
19 September 2026
Commanding Means Serving. The Creed of an Old Soldier
After forty years of service, General Francesco Maria Ceravolo overturns the idea of command: not a privilege, but total...
17 July 2026
Iran: Coercive Negotiation to Win the Peace or Selective Battle to Win the War
09 April 2026
The Gulf, Iran and American grand strategy: why the decisive contest is over China
The 1979 Iranian Revolution transformed Iran into an ideological and geopolitical regional power, challenging the United...
13 March 2026
The American Century Passes Through Here: Venezuela as a Strategic Hub
Venezuela is a testing ground for the strategic credibility of the USA in the Western Hemisphere, where the presence of...
05 January 2026
