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The project aims to stimulate the reflection on the overwhelming strategic importance of the space domain, the consequent implications for the country-system, and the need to protect its assets and…
In the confrontation between powers, space has played an essential role in the past and strategic competition continues to characterize the space environment, perceived by world powers as the "higher…
The project was aimed at fostering regular dialogue between Italian diplomats and international affairs experts, departing from the premise that plurality of ideas and perspectives enriches the…
Air defence has to respond and adapt to the evolution of air threats that are becoming increasingly diverse, not only in terms of of attack systems performance, but also of platform types. Piloted…
The helicopter sector is about to make a generational leap forward in military, technological, and industrial terms, which entails both challenges and opportunities for Europe, also in light of the…
The Atlantic alliance elaborated the new Strategic concept, which was approved at the Head of States and Governments Summit held in Madrid in June 2022. Multiple consultations among member States and…
This seven-month project for EDA resulted in a thorough comparative analysis of the defence industrial policy across 26 EU States, with a particular focus on the Czech Republic, France, Germany,…
The Russia-Ukraine war has negatively changed the international strategic environment, including the naval domain in respect to both European maritime security and naval combat systems. In face of US…
IThe project entailed a “Track 1.5 workshop” involving experts, armed forces representatives and civil servants from Europe, Japan, and South Korea, within the framework of the EU project Enhancing…
The increasing use of space for security and defence purposes highlights the strategic dimension of the sector. The project analysed the global strategic competition in space and the implications for…
In the last few years, cyberattacks all over the world have experienced an exponential raise in terms of numbers, type, impact and significance. Cybersecurity concerns both the military and civilian…
Italy and the United Kingdom have always been able to count on a strong collaboration in the defence and security sector, which is now inevitably being affected by the UK’s exit from the European…