The EU inaugurates today the Conference on the Future of Europe with an official event in Strasbourg on Europe Day. […]
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“From Tectonic Shifts to Winds of Change in North Africa and the Middle East: Europe’s Role”, Nathalie Tocci et al. (IAI, Italy)
This publication by Nathalie Tocci, Riccardo Alcaro, Francesca Caruso, Silvia Colombo, Dario Cristiani, Andrea Dessì, Flavia Fusco and Daniela Huber […]
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“The Role of Differentiation in EU Foreign, Security and Defence Policy Cooperation with Neigh-bouring Countries”, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Ian Bond and Luigi Scazzieri (IAI, Italy)
The EU extensively practices differentiation in its foreign, security and defence policy, both internally and externally towards its neighbours. Neighbouring […]
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“De-Securitising and Re-Prioritising EU-Iraq Relations”, Flavia Fusco (IAI, Italy)
Located at the heart of the Middle East, connecting the Levant to the Persian Gulf, Iraq has always been at […]
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Webinar: “The (Near) Future of Central Bank Digital Currencies”, 20 April (IAI, Italy)
The Istituto Affari Internazionali, in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo and with the support of the Bank of Italy, carried out […]
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“The Plight of the Western Balkans Is a Wake-up Call for Europe”, Vedran Džihić and Paul Schmidt (IAI, Italy)
In societies devastated by the pandemic, the EU needs to leave its conventional tool-box behind and urgently speed up the […]
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“The Conference on the Future of Europe: Tackling Differentiated Integration”, Nicoletta Pirozzi (IAI, Italy)
During the first wave of the pandemic in Europe, the actions and statements of national leaders revealed a deep rift […]
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“Europe’s Quest for Digital Sovereignty: GAIA-X as a Case Study”, Simona Autolitano and Agnieszka Pawlowska (IAI, Italy)
There is currently much discussion about “digital sovereignty” in Europe. While the term encompasses very diverse connotations, it refers to […]
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“Europe’s Missile Defence and Italy: Capabilities and Cooperation”, Alessandro Marrone and Karolina Muti (IAI, Italy)
Europe’s missile defence is structurally linked to NATO deterrence and defence architecture, and it has to face both a worsened […]
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IAI’s Role in the G20 (IAI, Italy)
IAI has been appointed by the Prime Minister’s Office as a scientific advisor for the Italian Presidency of the G20 and as Co-Chair of the Think20 (T20) Italy 2021. The T20 is an official Engagement Group […]
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“Technological Competition: Can the EU Compete with China?”, Francesca Ghiretti (IAI, Italy)
The debate on technological development and the unfolding fourth technological revolution tends to neglect the role of the EU, relegating […]
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“Clean Molecules across the Mediterranean. The Potential for North African Hydrogen Imports into Italy and the EU”, Luca Franza (IAI, Italy)
Hydrogen is the most promising vector for harnessing North Africa’s largely untapped renewable energy potential. Low-carbon hydrogen produced in North […]
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“A new multilateralism for the post-COVID world: What role for the EU-Africa partnership?”, Luca Barana (IAI, Italy)
Multilateralism has been in trouble for a while, particularly at the global level. Yet, the European Union (EU) and its […]
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Statement by European Research Institute Directors (IAI, Italy)
China has imposed retaliatory sanctions on 10 individuals & 4 institutions in Europe. We represent over 30 directors of European research institutions concerned that this targeting undermines mutual understanding between China & […]
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WATCH: “Differentiation and the Future of Europe”, Nicoletta Pirozzi | DiCE Webinars
In this video, Nicoletta Pirozzi gives her expertise on differentiated integration. She is the Head of the European Union Programme […]
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Call for Applications: IAI Prize 2021, Deadline May 16 (IAI, Italy)
How the coronavirus pandemic has changed the world is certainly a common question. The fourth edition of the IAI Prize 2021 – a competition […]
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Online Event: “Missile Defence, Europe and Italy”, April 7 (IAI, Italy)
When it comes to Europe’s missile defence, the pace of technological innovation is accelerating with regards to weapons and delivery […]
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International Event on Nato & Arms Control held (IAI, Italy)
IAI held an international event on NATO’s role in Arms Control, with leading experts and young scholars. The event was […]
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“The Case for Cyber ‘Disarmament’ in the European Union, The International Spectator”, Eugenio Benincasa (IAI, Italy)
The European Union (EU) is becoming increasingly dependent on cyberspace, exposing itself to new security risks. While the EU should […]
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“Van Wittel/Vanvitelli Roundtable Policy Report”, Eleonora Poli, Monika Sie Dhian Ho and Brigitte Dekker (IAI, Italy)
On 14 December 2020, the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and the Clingendael Institute, in cooperation with the Italian Ministry of […]
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“Opposition Parties in the European Parliament: The Cases of Syriza, Po-demos and the Five Star Movement”, Eugenio Salvati (IAI, Italy)
The different crises which have affected the European Union (EU) since 2008, have triggered a major politicisation of European integration. […]
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“On the Brink: Mario Draghi and Italy’s New Government Challenges”, Andrea Dessì (IAI, Italy)
Beyond the media frenzy surrounding the appointment of Mario Draghi as prime minister, the incoming premier will face daunting challenges […]
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“The EU One Year after the COVID-19 Outbreak: An Italian-German Perspective”, Nicoletta Pirozzi, Luca Argenta and Paweł Tokarski (IAI, Italy)
The spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic and social consequences have radically changed the reality of the 27 […]
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“The Health Priority for Italy’s G20 Presidency: Immunise the World, Equitably”, Robert Yates (IAI, Italy)
Global health is often on the agenda of G20 leaders and given the breadth of this vast topic it is […]
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“Implications of COVID-19 on East Africa–EU Partnership on Migration and Forced Displacement”, Tsion Tadesse Abebe and Ottilia Anna Maunganidze (IAI, Italy)
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the current state and prospects of partnership between the East African countries and the […]
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“The Italy-UK Tandem: Resetting Climate Action in the Run Up to COP26”, Margherita Bianchi (IAI, Italy)
Economic responses to COVID-19 will significantly impact world development patterns for the remainder of this decade. As such, they will […]
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“India at a Crossroads: SDGs and Cooperation with the EU”, Aayushi Liana Shah (IAI, Italy)
While the Strategic Partnership between India and the EU is yet to realise its full potential, sustainable development is a […]
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“Opposition Parties in the European Parliament: The Cases of Syriza, Po-demos and the Five Star Movement”, Eugenio Salvati (IAI, Italy)
The different crises which have affected the European Union (EU) since 2008, have triggered a major politicisation of European integration. […]
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“Advancing the 2030 Agenda Post-Corona: What Role for the G20 Italian Presidency?”, Geert Laporte and Vera Mazzara (IAI, Italy)
Italy holds the G20 presidency at a crucial moment when the world is confronted with the worst global pandemic in […]
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“Ten Years of the Syrian Conflict: Time for the EU to Reconsider Its Strategy?”, Amer Al Hussein (IAI, Italy)
The Syrian conflict entered its eleventh year on 15 March 2021, bringing this “living nightmare” back to our minds. This […]
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“European Strategic Autonomy: What It Is, Why We Need It, How to Achieve It”, Nathalie Tocci (IAI, Italy)
European strategic autonomy has established itself as a concept and will remain a dominant framework guiding the EU’s aspirations to […]
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DiCE Networking Conference on Brexit, 11-12 March 2021
Over the last decades, the EU has faced a number of crises, from financial and economic to migration crises, but […]
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“Unlocking European Defence. In Search of the Long Overdue Paradigm Shift”, Arnout Molenaar (IAI, Italy)
The European Union’s range of new EU security and defence initiatives are ground-breaking, but they can only deliver on their […]
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“The EU’s Search for “Effective” Strategic Autonomy in the Neighbourhood”, Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré and Matteo Bonomi (IAI, Italy)
COVID-19 amplifies weaknesses while exacerbating latent illnesses in infected human beings. As we enter the second year of the pandemic, […]
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“Europol and Differentiated Integration”, Camino Mortera-Martínez (IAI, Italy)
Europol has become a hub for differentiated integration. Initially a small anti-drugs unit, the EU’s police agency is now a […]
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“EU-Africa Partnership on Migration and Mobility in Light of COVID-19: Perspectives from North Africa”, Mehdi Lahlou (IAI, Italy)
The coronavirus pandemic has turned into a global economic crisis with severe social effects in the least developed countries, particularly […]
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“Green Deal Watch”, Lorenzo Colantoni (IAI, Italy)
This Green Deal Watch presents a general analytical Foreword, followed by the in-depth monitoring of Green Deal activities, divided according […]
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“EU-Korea Security Relations”, Nicola Casarini (IAI, Italy)
This book provides an original examination of current European Union (EU)–Republic of Korea (ROK) security relations. It brings together analysis […]
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Webinar: “Libertà di espressione e democrazia in Europa”, February 26 (IAI, Italy)
The Internet has provided an unprecedented volume of resources for information and knowledge that opens up new opportunities for expression […]
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G20, the Working Group Workshop held (IAI, Italy)
Implemented local infrastructure investments are crucial to foster more resilient growth in a post-pandemic world. It has been the focus of the second […]
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New Report on Italian Foreign Policy 2020 presented (IAI, Italy)
On 3 February, the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) presented the new Report on Italian Foreign Policy 2020 during an online round table with the […]
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First Outreach Event of ‘Young Women in Non-Proliferation’ held (IAI, Italy)
On 10 February 2021, the IAI and the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) held the first Outreach Event […]
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2020 Global Go to Think-Tank Index: TEPSA once again confirmed as one of the leading think-tank networks in the world
Retaining its position from last year, TEPSA ranks among the 10 best think tank networks in the world in the […]
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“Why Europe Should Care about Energy Poverty in its Green Transition”, Marta Massera (IAI, Italy)
In mid-October, the European Commission issued a communication on energy poverty to member states that was published jointly with the Renovation Wave initiative for the […]
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“Rethinking EU Leadership in the “Neighbourhood”: Limits and Ambitions”, Bernardo Venturi and Silvia Colombo (IAI, Italy)
Definitions of “leadership” abound and attempts have been made to operationalise this concept when it comes to the European Union’s external […]
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“The 2011 Crisis in Italy: A Story of Deep-Rooted (and Still Unresolved) Economic and Political Weaknesses”, Simone Romano (IAI, Italy)
Italy went through an economic and political crisis in 2011. The trigger was the Sovereign debt crisis that shook the […]
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“The New Normal in Transatlantic Relations: The US and Europe Eye China”, Liselotte Odgaard (IAI, Italy)
During the 2020 US presidential campaign, Europe placed its bets on the Democratic contender, former Vice-President Joe Biden. Now that […]
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IAI Prize 2021: Taking off again (IAI, Italy)
How the coronavirus pandemic has changed the world is certainly a common question. The fourth edition of the IAI Prize 2021 – a competition […]
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“Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Africa-EU Partnership Agenda on Migration and Mobility: A Continental Perspective”, Ottilia Anna Maunganidze and Tsion Tadesse Abebe (IAI, Italy)
This paper explores the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the partnership between Africa and Europe on migration and mobility. […]
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“Broadening the Transatlantic Partnership to Address the China Challenge”, Carisa Nietsche (IAI, Italy)
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a turning point in Europe’s calculus regarding China. Beijing’s ham-fisted mask diplomacy, attempt to rewrite […]
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“2021: A Window of Opportunity for Bosnia and Herzegovina?”, Jens Woelk (IAI, Italy)
25 years since the Dayton Peace Agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) seems lost in eternal transition. Necessary for ending the war, […]
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“How to Turn Rural Europe into a Welcoming Space for Migrants”, Irene Ponzo (IAI, Italy)
Attitudes towards immigration have become increasingly polarised over the last decade . Aside from political leanings and education levels, another […]
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“Space as a Key Element of Europe’s Digital Sovereignty”, Jean Pierre Darnis (IAI, Italy)
At the end of year 2020, the European space sector finds itself at a crossroads between challenges and opportunities. While […]
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“Expanding Legal Labour Migration Pathways to the EU: Will This Time Be Different?”, Martin Ruhs (IAI, Italy)
The European Commission’s recently published “New Pact on Migration and Asylum” calls on EU member states to increase legal labour […]
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“Differentiation in EU Foreign and Security Policy: EU Lead Groups in the Iranian Nuclear Dispute and the Ukraine Crisis”, Riccardo Alcaro and Marco Siddi (IAI, Italy)
Since the creation of the EU, there have been instances in which a restricted number of member states have handled […]
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“Differentiated Integration in the Energy Sector and Its Contribution to the European Goals of Affordability, Security of Supply and Sustainability”, Luca Franza et al. (IAI, Italy)
This policy paper studies the role of differentiated integration in the field of energy – where an EU-level compromise is […]
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Webinar: “The Belt and Road Initiative in the EU”, January 28 (IAI, Italy)
In 2020, as the pandemic expanded globally, some began to wonder whether it was going to put an end to […]
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“Italy and Australia: Time for a Strategic Partnership”, Gabriele Abbondanza (IAI, Italy)
Bilateral relations between Italy and Australia are described as warm and cordial by both countries. Yet only seven years ago […]
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“The EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum: A Tsunami of Papers but Little Waves of Change”, Stefano Manservisi (IAI, Italy)
After the solidarity-building process that resulted in the Recovery Plan, it would have been politically surprising to see a proposal […]
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“Italian Euroscepticism and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey Insights”, Olimpia Fontana (IAI, Italy)
The survey “Italians and the European Union” provides some interesting insights on how Italians view their country’s relations with the […]
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“Learning from COVID-19: Implications for the EU Response to Human Smuggling”, Lucia Bird (IAI, Italy)
The COVID-19 pandemic set the backdrop to the EU’s new framework for addressing irregular migration. Yet, this emergency mindset should […]
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“Lebanon as a Test Case for the EU’s Logic of Governmentality in Refugee Challenges”, Tamirace Fakhoury (IAI, Italy)
Prior to 2011, Lebanon was no traditional gatekeeper in managing migrant and refugee flows to the EU. Following mass refugee […]
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“The Quest for European Strategic Autonomy: A Collective Reflection”, Ester Sabatino et al. (IAI, Italy)
The year 2020 has been a challenging year not only under a health, social and economic perspective, but also in […]
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“Brexit, the “Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice” and Migration”, Emmanuel Comte (IAI, Italy)
This policy brief focuses on EU–UK negotiations on the movements of third-country nationals. It presents the formation of preferences of […]
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“Italy, Atlanticism and the Biden Administration: Greater Convergence to De-fuse Ambiguity on China”, Dario Cristiani (IAI, Italy)
In September 2019, the once anti-establishment Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle – M5S) agreed to enter a ruling alliance with […]
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“Equal Rights as a Basis for Just Peace: a European Paradigm Shift for Israel/Palestine”, Daniela Huber (IAI, Italy)
Historically speaking, the European Community and then the European Union have always reacted with paradigm changes in their foreign policies […]
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Conference: “Think 20” – Virtual Inception Conference, February 8-9 (IAI, Italy)
We are glad to announce and share the #T20Italy Virtual Inception Conference’s skeletal programme, to be held on 8-9th February with top experts […]
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IAI has been appointed by the Italian Prime Minister’s Office as a scientific advisor for the Italian Presidency of the G20 (IAI, Italy)
IAI has been appointed by the Prime Minister’s Office as a scientific advisor for the Italian Presidency of the G20 and as Co-Chair of the Think20 (T20) Italy 2021. […]
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Call for Applications: Research Fellow on Africa (IAI, Italy)
The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) is hiring a Research Fellow on Africa to work in the Institute’s Global Actors Programme. […]
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“Going Transatlantic: The EU’s Lean Walk Towards Strategic Relevance”, Nicoletta Pirozzi (IAI, Italy)
The concept of a geopolitical Europe – recently reaffirmed by Ursula von der Leyen as part of her political agenda […]
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“Green Deal Watch, No. 2”, Luca Franza, Margherita Bianchi and Lorenzo Colantoni (IAI, Italy)
This Green Deal Watch presents a general analytical Foreword, followed by the in-depth monitoring of Green Deal activities, divided according […]
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“The European Union in a COVID World”, Riccardo Alcaro, and Nathalie Tocci (IAI, Italy)
The world on which COVID-19 has unleashed its destructive force is a place in which multilateralism-minded Europeans are ill at […]
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“Claudia Schmucker, The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on US and European Commitment to the Multilateral Economic Order”, Claudia Schmucker (IAI, Italy)
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased nationalist and protectionist policies and has intensified the geo-economic rivalry between the US […]
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“Differentiated Integration and Accountability in the European Union: An Analyt-ical Framework”, Thu Nguyen (IAI, Italy)
Differentiation has become an established feature of European integration in the past decades, and a variety of forms of differentiated […]
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“External Differentiation in Migration: Boosting or Hollowing Out the Common EU Policy?”, Asli Selin Okyay et al. (IAI, Italy)
The growing weight given to external cooperation leads to increasing participation by non-member states in EU migration and asylum policy, […]
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“External Differentiation in Access to the Single Market: Effectiveness, Account-ability and Political Unity”, Andreas Eisl (IAI, Italy)
This policy paper studies external economic differentiation – that is, the various forms of third-country access to the European Single […]
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“Europe after the Coronavirus: A “Return of the State”?”, Hans Kundnani (IAI, Italy)
Against the background of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been much discussion of a “return of the state” across two […]
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“COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery: If the US and Europe Find the Will, Multilateral-ism Is the Way”, Susan Corke (IAI, Italy)
The COVID pandemic has presented the transatlantic alliance and multilateralism with an existential challenge: can they tackle a global emergency […]
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“COVID-19 Reveals Europe’s Strategic Loneliness”, Éric André Martin (IAI, Italy)
The COVID-19 crisis has not only revealed a world that has moved into an age of interdependence and competition, it […]
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Webinar: “The CBRN threat: the Italian experience in Lebanon and the lessons learned from the pandemic”, 16 December 2020 (IAI, Italy)
The CBRN-P3 Cluster webinar, organized by IAI, aims to address the topic of CBRN threats through an analysis of the […]
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“Research paper on the implementation of Directive 2009/81/EC, concerning procurement in the fields of defence and security, and of Directive 2009/43/EC, concerning the transfer of defence-related products”, Jean-Pierre Maulny, Edouard Simon and Alessandro Marrone (IAI, Italy)
This study examines the implementation of the European Union (EU) defence package, which consists of the Defence Procurement Directive 2009/81/EC […]
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“Europe and Biden’s America: Making European Autonomy and a Revamped Transatlantic Bond Two Sides of the Same Coin”, Nathalie Tocci (IAI, Italy)
Joe Biden’s victory represents a defeat for European nationalist populists, who saw in Trump a leader and role model. The […]
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“Winners, Losers and Absentees in Nagorno Karabakh”, Nathalie Tocci and Nona Mikhelidze (IAI, Italy)
For all the talk about a new geopolitics in the Caucasus, made up of Turkish drones and Syrian jihadis, Iranian […]
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“Collective Security and Multilateral Engagement in the Middle East: Pathways for EU Policy”, Silvia Colombo and Andrea Dessì (IAI, Italy)
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is experiencing deep and profound challenges spanning the geopolitical and geoceonomic domains, as […]
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“Europe of Defence in the New World (Dis)Order: Choices for Italy”, Ester Sabatino and Alessandro Marrone (IAI, Italy)
The 2016 EU Global Strategy delineated the level of ambition of the Union, but four years later the EU still […]
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“NATO toward 2030: a resilient Alliance and its main priorities”, Ottavia Credi, Alessandro Marrone and Roberta Menotti (IAI, Italy)
The new US administration represents a political opportunity to better address the Alliance’s needs, also through the elaboration of a […]
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EU Non-proliferation and Disarmament Conference (IAI, Italy)
The annual EU Non-proliferation and Disarmament Conference, organized by IAI on behalf of he EUNPD Consortium, took place on 12 […]
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Interview with TEPSA Founding Father Gianni Bonvicini
In 2018, TEPSA sat down with one of our founding fathers: Gianni Bonvicini from Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI). He spoke […]
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“Schengen under Pressure: Differentiation or Disintegration?”, Marie De Somer, Funda Tekin and Vittoria Meissner (IAI, Italy)
The Schengen area represents a textbook example of differentiation in the European Union. Not all EU member states are part […]
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“Differentiation from Below: Sub-national Authority Networks as a Form of Differentiated Cooperation”, Pier Domenico Tortola and Stefan Couperus (IAI, Italy)
Transnational networks of local authorities are an established and growing phenomenon in Europe, where they perform a number of (soft) […]
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“NATO’s Future: Euro-Atlantic Alliance in a Peacetime War”, Alessandro Marrone and Karolina Muti (IAI, Italy)
Looking at 2030, NATO evolution will depend on two main variables. First, whether the international security environment will lean towards […]
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“Europe’s Manoeuvring on 5G Technology: The Case of Italy”, Francesca Ghiretti (IAI, Italy)
Great power competition over 5G technology, the world’s next generation wireless system, has been growing for some time. Both the […]
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“The EU Defence Market Directives: Genesis, Implemen-tation and Way Ahead”, Alessandro Marrone and Michele Nones (IAI, Italy)
The 2009 directives on defence procurement (2009/81) and intra-EU transfers (2009/43) were adopted after a delicate process led by the […]
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“A New Lifeline for the G20? The Role of African and European Actors in Enhancing Its Legitimacy and Effectiveness”, Luca Barana, Daniele Fattibene and Bernardo Venturi (IAI, Italy)
The erosion of global governance has accelerated in recent years in the face of rising global inequality. The current global […]
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German-Italian Parliamentary Conversation (IAI, Italy)
The Istituto Affari Internazionali with fifth edition continues the Digital Conversations between German and Italian parliamentarians. On October 9, 2020, IAI and MSC, Munich Security Conference, hosted […]
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“‘Irregular’ Migration and Divergent Understandings of Security in the Sahel”, Kari M. Osland and Henriette U. Erstad (IAI, Italy)
On 23 September 2020, the EU launched its new Pact on Migration and Asylum. In a refreshingly blunt press-release accompanying the Pact one could […]
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“The World is Our Oyster: Strengthening Transatlantic Action on Climate Change”, Maria Elena Sandalli (IAI, Italy)
As the largest and wealthiest market in the world, the transatlantic economy accounts for one third of global GDP in terms of […]
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“Brexit and External Differentiation in Foreign, Security and Defence Policy”, Ian Bond (IAI, Italy)
This policy brief examines the EU’s foreign, security and defence policy relations with third countries, and their relevance to the […]
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“Unpacking the Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean”, Nathalie Tocci (IAI, Italy)
Since conflict has entrenched in Cyprus, the EU has turned its back on Turkey, while Ankara began inexorably sliding towards […]
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IAI Prize 2020 (IAI, Italy)
On Thursday, October 1st, the third edition of Premio IAI – a competition aimed at young people under 26, high school and university students […]
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