The project (September 2026-June 2027) aims to examine in depth the strategic, economic, governance, and sustainability issues currently receiving attention from the international community. In an…
Commissioned by the European Space Agency (ESA), this project examines how defence requirements are shaping the demand for Earth Observation (EO) data and services in Europe – a sector of growing…
The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) take part as a scientific partner in the European Space Conference, focused on advancing Europe’s space ambitions. Organised by Business Bridge Europe and…
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…
IAI is part of a European consortium that brings together leading companies in the space sector for the Odin’s Eye II project. The project contributes to the further development of a European space…
The project included the preparation of a study and its presentation at a closed‑doors workshop. The study focused on the civil‑military nexus within five space powers – China, Japan, India, Russia…
The Aeronautica Militare organised the second edition of the international AeroSpace Power Conference (#ASPC2025), titled “Fighting and Winning in the Sky beyond the Next Decade”, in Rome at La…
IAI is conducting a study for the Italian Space Agency (Agenzia spaziale italiana – ASI) entitled: “Assessment and analysis of security-related aspects of ESA programmes, in relation to…
The initiative aims to provide European member states with a study and design of a new collaborative defence capability: an interoperable, resilient and scalable network of responsive space systems …
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 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…
The IAI, as part of a Consortium, launched the SPACEWAYS project. The European Commission selected a consortium of major European launcher and satellite manufacturers, operators and service providers…