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Alessandro Marrone

Position
Head of "Defence, security and space" programme; Documenti IAI editor
Biography

Alessandro Marrone is Head of IAI’s “Defence, security and space” programme. He has been working at IAI since 2007, and currently manages research projects and publications related to European and transatlantic security as well as to Italy’s defence policy. Since 2018 he is also Professor at the Istituto Superiore di Stato Maggiore Interforze of the Italian Ministry of Defence, after four years of teaching at the University of Perugia. He is a member of the Academic Advisory Board of the NATO Defense College, of the Scientific Board of the Armament Industry European Research Group (ARES Group) since 2016, and of the Centro Studi Militari Aerospaziali (CESMA).
He holds a PhD in History of Europe from the La Sapienza University of Rome and a Master of Science (MSc) in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Previously he got a Bachelor degree in Political Science and MSc in International Relations from the LUISS Guido Carli.
He collaborates with several Italian magazines including Airpress, Aspenia, Eastwest, Formiche, Huffington Post, Rivista Italiana Difesa and Rivista marittima. He frequently appears on national television, radio and newspapers in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and other international security issues.
He is interested in armed conflicts, European defence, NATO, Italian defence and foreign policy, defence industry and market, space, security in the Mediterranean region.

Publications

Data pubblicazione

I caccia del futuro come piccole centrali di energia

Autori
Alessandro Marrone
Nicolò Murgia
Details
in Airpress, n. 172 (dicembre 2025), p. 66-67
In: Altri paper e articoli
Data pubblicazione

Europe’s Overlooked Allies: Why the Western Balkans Matter for EU Defence Readiness

Autori
Alessandro Marrone
Details
(with Ana Krstinovska) in think nea Thematic Reports, No. 2/2025 (July 2025), 37 p.
In: Other papers and articles

In the media

Euractiv: Wie Migration Europas Sicherheitskluft überdeckt

Zeta Luiss: EU launches into the new space race, Italy at forefront

Le Opinion: Le grand accord entre Airbus, Leonardo et Thales pour un champion européen de l’espace

Research

The project, carried out from September 2025 to August 2026 with the support of the Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo and Fondazione CSF, examines the main challenges facing the European Union vis-à…
The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) took part as a partner in the 17th edition of the European Space Conference, focused on advancing Europe’s space ambitions. The conference was held in…
The IAI is part of a European consortium that brings together leading companies in the space sector for the EMISSARY project (December 2024-Marzo 2029). EMISSARY will enhance the acquisition of space…