
Yesterday, Wednesday 24 June, our Institute hosted the Med-Gulf Summit, organized with the support of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo-Fondazione CSF. The initiative brought together advisers,…

Rome, 25 June 2026 – During today’s meeting, the Board of Directors of the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), chaired by Ambassador Michele Valensise, appointed Sonia Lucarelli as Vice President…

Women play a fundamental role in mediation, negotiation, conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Yet their contribution often remains outside a public debate focused on formal negotiations and high…

Women play a fundamental role in mediation, negotiation, conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Yet their contribution often remains outside a public debate focused on formal negotiations and high…

Rome, 4 May 2026 – Marco Simoni today takes up his role as Director of the Institute of International Affairs (IAI), an independent think tank founded in 1965 by Altiero Spinelli to promote…

28/04/2026
Call for expressions of interest for the appointment of two editors of The International Spectator
The Istituto Affari Internazionali invites expressions of interest for the appointment of up to two new editors of The International Spectator: Italian Journal of International Affairs.Founded in…

10/04/2026
IAI lectures on Italian foreign policy
Drawing inspiration from the IAI annual Report on Italian foreign policy, produced with the support of the CSF Foundation and the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation, IAI is organising a series of…

01/04/2026
Call for participation - EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Next Generation Workshop 2026
On 9 November 2026, the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium, will organise the annual EU Non-proliferation and Disarmament Next…

16/03/2026
IAI partner in the 30th Anniversary of the CEI Executive Secretariat: the event in streaming
The Istituto Affari Internazionali is the scientific partner for the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Executive Secretariat of the Central European Initiative (CEI). Today in Trieste,…

At the 2026 Munich Security Conference (MSC), IAI Director Nathalie Tocci chaired a high-level panel titled “The European Dream(s): Defending Core Values Under Pressure.” The discussion gathered…

03/02/2026
Global Voices Award 2025 Winner
The International Spectator is pleased to announce that the article “From Engaging to Containing China: US Attempts to Fill Power-role Gaps (2000–2018)”, by Zakiyeh Yazdanshenas, has been selected as…

The winners of the third edition (2024-2025) of the Dissertation Award "Italy, Europe and International Relations: History, Policies, Perspectives "organised by IAI together with the Department…

