The IAI has always focussed particular attention on transatlantic issues, and North American experts have participated in many of its research projects and conferences. The Institute's publications, particularly the periodicals The International Spectator and Global, regularly include contributions from North American authors.

Since its foundation, the IAI has contributed to the formulation of policies aimed at promoting Italy's role in transatlantic relations. It has made a systematic effort to analyze the weaknesses and potential of the common transatlantic policies related to the areas of greatest political/strategic interest to Italy, such as the Balkans, Russia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Other important transatlantic issues that the Institute addresses include the future of NATO, crisis management in Europe, and trade relations between the US and Europe.

The program on Euro-Atlantic relations aims to promote the exchange of ideas and cooperation between North American and European politicians and experts so as to strengthen transatlantic ties. It involves various types of initiatives, including studies, conferences, and publications intended to develop proposals and suggestions to continually revise and update the Euro-American agenda continually. Since 1999 the program has contributed to a adding a more complete transatlantic dimension to IAI's  traditional activities regarding the Balkans and the Middle East.

This program, the agenda of which is set annually, is largely based on an institutional agreement with the German Marshall Fund in Washington and the Compagnia di San Paolo in Turin.

Projects in progress

Annual Symposium on Transatlantic Security (R. Alcaro, E.Greco)
Successfully launched in 2008, this project aims at establishing an annual forum in which experts from the US and Europe have the opportunity to discuss current security problems with Italian political representatives, civil servants and experts, as well as the transatlantic strategies that can be adopted to deal with them. The initiative has also been conceived with the goal of strengthening the transatlantic dimension of Italy's foreign policy. 

The second edition of the Transatlantic Security Symposium took place in Rome on 22 June 2009. The conference focused on US-Europe-Russia Security Relations: Towards a New Compact?. IAI brought together experts from the US, Europe, and Russia to discuss such issues as the evolution of Europe’s security space; arms control, nuclear forces reductions, missile defence, and nuclear non-proliferation; and energy security. The goal was to clarify whether the conditions exist for renewing the security partnership between the US and Europe on the one side and Russia on the other. Three papers by Vladimir Baranovski from IMEMO of Moscow, James Sherr from London’s Chatham House, and Andrew Kuchins from CSIS of Washington, DC, were presented and discussed during the conference. IAI contributed a background paper by Riccardo Alcaro and Emiliano Alessandri. All papers will be considered for publication in the IAI English-language quarterly The International Spectator. Italy’s Chief of Staff, Vincenzo Camporini, and NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence and Policy Planning, Jiri Sediwy, delivered a speech.

Osservatorio Transatlantico [=Transatlantic Observatory] (R.Alcaro, E.Greco)
This project is carried out with the support of Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The objective is to provide the parliamentary delegations to the assemblies of international organisations (most notably NATO), the Defence and Foreign Affairs Committees of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff, and the diplomatic-consular network with a regularly upgraded analysis of the state of the transatlantic relationship. IAI's activity entails the writing of quarterly reports and thematic essays. The former examine the most important developments in US-European relations, illustrating the foreign policy debate in the US Congress, and shedding light on the transatlantic policies of Britain, France and Germany. The thematic essays (approximately one a month) provide in-depth analysis of specific topics of particular relevance for the transatlantic debate, such as: Russia's relations with the EU and NATO; the areas of tensions in the Euro-Atlantic space; European Energy Policy; the Union for the Mediterranean; the Italy-Libya cooperation treaty; the EU budget reform. Both the quarterly reports and the thematic essays are confidential. 

All quarterly reports and thematic essays delivered before summer 2008 are available on this website and on the website of the Senate of the Republic. The thematic essays published during the June 2004-June 2005 period have been collected in an ad hoc publication by the Senate of the Republic, Rapporti atlantici e Scenari mediterranei - Analisi e riflessioni a partire dall'attualità.

Public opinion trends in North America and Europe (R.Matarazzo)
In 2009 IAI contributed once again to the presentation in Italy of the Transatlantic Trends report, a survey promoted annually by the Compagnia di San Paolo and the German Marshall Fund of the United States to evaluate the views of European and American citizens on international policy and transatlantic relations.
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Advisory Committee on transatlantic relations (E.Greco)
This advisory committee composed of university professors and international relations experts aims at providing a detailed evaluation of both current and future relations between the United States and Europe, with special attention to Italy's position. In addition, it is meant to foster more stable cooperation with the academic world and other centres for international policy studies in Italy. The advisory committee is involved in the scientific coordination and supervision of the "Short-term visiting scholarships" programme, targeting American academics in the fields of political and social sciences interested in short stays in Italy to conduct research work.