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Research - EU, politics and institutions

This research aims to answer the question: "to what extent and under what conditions does the promotion of regional integration contribute to the positive transformation of regional conflicts?". The…
The project (formerly "Escaping the Austerity Trap") engages in dialogue with emerging and re-emerging political actors and social movements in three southern member states (Greece, Spain and Italy)…
As the unprecedented financial crisis and ensuing economic recession push Europe to the brink, a critical question arises as to what the foreseeable trajectories affecting EU governance and policy…
This seminar series focused on the road leading to the May 2014 European Parliament elections. Public events were preceded by preliminary studies and dealt with the challenges and opportunities in…
The conference has been organised in collaboration with the TEPSA network and Theseus, and with the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Representation of the European Commission…
IAI is a member of the "Think Global, Act European" network, founded in 2008 by the French think tank Notre Europe-Institut Jacques Delors. The network, which consists of 16 European think tanks from…
In 2012 the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Real Instituto Elcano (Madrid), Polish Institute of International Affairs (Warsaw) and Swedish Institute of International Affairs (Stockholm) have…
Following the study on the Fiscal Compact in 2012 , the IAI continued to analyze the problems arising from the sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone, with a concentration on the institutional and…
The LISBOAN project features the launch of a network of 67 research institutes and universities from 32 countries, including EU members, candidate and associate countries. The network covers a…
The project - carried out in cooperation with the University of Cologne - aimed to improve the expertise of twelve young researchers in the field of the EU's External action. EXACT combined…
The project examines whether and to what extent the new service can help increase the effectiveness and coherence of the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU. As part of the project, the IAI,…
In the 2011-12, the IAI’s work on this topic resulted in seminars – the latest, organised in cooperation with Notre Europe, took place in Turin in July 2011 – and two publications, one in Italian in…