No one can ever accuse Giorgia Meloni of being an artless dodger. Italy’s first female prime minister is a policy-oriented leader who puts her nation first, earning respect for proffering substantive solutions to the most intractable of problems.

Moreover, each remedy is an integral facet of an overarching agenda that speaks to the future — linking domestic concerns with international imperatives. Though she is true to her conservative principles, Ms. Meloni is guided by patriotism over party.