A Country Is Successful When It Builds Trust

Organizing the Winter Olympic Games involves managing public resources and meeting deadlines before the international community: an undertaking in which a country’s credibility depends entirely on the trust it is able to generate among institutions, among citizens, and toward the world. Milano-Cortina 2026 is the testing ground. Giovanni Malagò, who has guided the process from within, and Luciano Fontana, editor-in-chief of Corriere della Sera, discuss its implications: what it means to build credibility, and at what cost.