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

Enrico Mattei Enrico Mattei (; 29 April 1906 – 27 October 1962) was an Italian public administrator. After World War II he was given the task of dismantling the Italian petroleum agency Agip, a state enterprise established by the Fascist regime. ...

, the Italian state tycoon 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

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volunteer during

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

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'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 (

Sofia University Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education i ...

, Bulgaria). Charged to study foreign labour laws for

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, the Italian state oil holding (1961), in Rome. ENI president,

, 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 (

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, 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 USA (

Foreign Policy Research Institute The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is an American think tank based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that conducts research on geopolitics, international relations, and international security in the various regions of the world as well as ...

, 1983). He was sometimes host professor at the

University of Padua The University of Padua ( it, Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is an Italian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from ...

, 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

. 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

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, 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 Mondadori * 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 Alcide Amedeo Francesco De Gasperi (; 3 April 1881 – 19 August 1954) was an Italian politician who founded the Christian Democracy party and served as prime minister of Italy in eight successive coalition governments from 1945 to 1953. De Gasp ...

e l'America'' (America and

. Under an Uncontrolled and Full Domination), Palermo, Sellerio * 1995. ''Obiettivo Mattei. Petrolio, Stati Uniti e politica dell'

Eni Eni S.p.A. () is an Italian multinational energy company headquartered in Rome. Considered one of the seven "supermajor" oil companies in the world, it has operations in 69 countries with a market capitalization of US$54.08 billion, as of 11 Ap ...

'' (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. ''

'', 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

. 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'' (

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. 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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