Valentina Chabert

Valentina Chabert is Research Fellow in the “Defence, Security and Space” programme at the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI). Her research focuses on military affairs, with particular attention to space policy and the militarisation of orbits, the role of private actors and the defence industry, hybrid conflicts, and the use of new technologies in the defence sector. She holds a PhD in International Law from Sapienza University of Rome and teaches at NATO’s Centre of Excellence – Defence Against Terrorism. She is teaching assistant for the course in Exogeography, Astropolitics and Space Economy and a tutor for the Space Intelligence Lab at Luiss Guido Carli University. She has also served as a teaching assistant in Security and Strategic Studies at LUMSA University and in International Relations and Global Governance at the International University of Rome (UNINT), working on defence issues at the European and transatlantic levels.

Her publications include:
- “L’approccio italiano al dominio spaziale interconnesso con il cyberspazio e le tecnologie emergenti”, in Geopolitical Briefs, No. 62 (2026)
- “Armi autonome e intelligenza artificiale: quale compatibilità con il diritto internazionale umanitario?”, in Fabio Giglioni e Francesco Battaglia (eds), Le sfide del diritto nell’era dell’intelligenza artificiale, Naples, Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, 2026, p. 187-223
- Guerre spaziali. Conflitti e competizione per le risorse nell’era delle società private, Milan, Ledizioni, 2025
- “The Exploitation of Mineral Resources of the Moon and Celestial Bodies in International Law and Practice”, in The Irish Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 16 (2025), p. 35-70
- (ed.) L’arma del disarmo. Studi e ricerche sulla guerra e sulla pace, Passerino Editore, 2025
- “Regulating the Conduct of Businesses in Armed Conflicts: A Due Diligence perspective on Private Military and Security Companies in International Humanitarian Law”, in Humanitäres Völkerrecht, Vol. 7, No. 3-4 (2024), p. 109-122
- “NATO Looking Up. The relevance of outer space in a changing security environment”, in Futuri, Vol. 10, No. 20 (2023), p. 133-146
- “The Outer-Space Dimension of the Ukraine Conflict: Toward a New Paradigm for Orbits as a War Domain?”, in Columbia Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 75, No. 2 (2023), p. 145-156