Enlisted in the Air Force Academy in 1965, Vincenzo Camporini rose through the ranks to eventually take up the highest office of Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force (2006-08) and Chief of Defence General Staff (2008-11).
A graduate in Aeronautical Sciences at the University of Naples Federico II and in International and Diplomatic Sciences at the University of Trieste, Camporini has also dealt with the most topical issues of international politics as a scholar and academic, focusing on the political-military dimension of the European Union and the development of its ability to use the military instrument in the framework of its external relations. Among other things, he was President of the Centre for High Defence Studies, Rome (2004-06) and Vice President of the IAI (2011-19).
Europe's Missile Defence and Italy: Capabilities and Cooperation
L'ipotesi di un Consiglio di sicurezza nazionale
Goals and Shortcomings of Italy's Peace Operations
Boosting Defence Cooperation in Europe
Nuclear taboo
Strategic Autonomy and the Defence of Europe. Country Study: Italy
Nato-Russia e la corretta informazione
Recent Developments in Italy's Security and Defence Policy
Equilibri in movimento tra Turchia, Nato e Russia
Rapporto sulla politica estera italiana: il governo Renzi
- 16/10/2019 - press Ansa - Camporini, Botti: "Italy-Poland: conference on strategic dialogue in Warsaw"
- 24/07/2015 - press EUobserver - Camporini: EU anti-migrant operation likely to fail
