Under the leadership of its new director, Nathalie Tocci, IAI has undertaken a renewal, reorganizing its structures and rejuvenating its staff, while maintaining European integration as it beacon and with unflagging attention to the integrity of research. At the meeting of the Executive Committee on the 31 May, the Director illustrated the Institute’s new strategic objectives and announced new appointments. The International Affairs Institute, founded by Altiero Spinelli more than 50 years ago, is equipping itself to deal with an international environment evolving rapidly on all fronts – political, economic, social and communications – with enthusiasm and competence.
The strategic goals are:
- a younger and more ‘equal’ IAI, reflecting the generational turnover and gender balance
- a more cohesive IAI, with synergy between research programmes and between research and support staff
- a more communicative IAI, which strategically strengthens the tools it already has and explores new forms of communication.
In order to reach them, Director Nathalie Tocci has appointed:
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A deputy director: Federica Di Camillo, with broad powers to strengthen the relationship between research and support staff |
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A research coordinator: Riccardo Alcaro, mandated with promoting research projects that cut across programmes |
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An institutional relations manager, Nicoletta Pirozzi, responsible for institutional affairs |
In addition, eight programmes – and respective heads – have been established, four geographical and four thematic, which may work together on various projects: |
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EU, politics and institutions Nicoletta Pirozzi |
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Global actors (USA, Asia, Africa and Latin America) Riccardo Alcaro |
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Eastern Europe and Eurasia Nona Mikhelidze |
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Mediterranean and Middle East Silvia Colombo |
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Security, defence, space Jean-Pierre Darnis |
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Energy, climate and resources Nicolò Sartori |
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Multilateralism and global governance and Italian foreign policy Ettore Greco |
Finally, the renewal also involved IAI publications with new heads for journals and series: |
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The International Spectator Daniela Huber and Gabriele Tonne |
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IAI Research Papers and Quaderni IAI Lorenzo Kamel |
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IAI Working Papers Riccardo Alcaro |
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Doc IAI Alessandro Marrone |
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IAI Commentaries Andrea Dessì |
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AffarInternazionali: Giampiero Gramaglia, managing director Stefano Silvestri, editorial director |
