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…
This project (October 2022-September 2026), coordinated by the Institut d’études européennes (IEE) at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), will assess the EU’s capacity to act given the…
SHAPEDEM-EU (October 2022-September 2025) sets out to rethink, reshape, and review the EU’s democracy support policies in its Eastern & Southern Neighbourhoods. Amidst the increasing contestation…
RECLAIM addresses the challenge of post-truth politics for the future of liberal democracy in Europe. The project (October 2022-September 2025) focuses on the concept of liberal democracy in the 21st…
RADAR addresses the topics of countering disinformation, enabling democratic participation and engaging youth in policy-making. It comprises 12 Work Packages (WP), whose main objective is to…
The project examines the implications of the war against Ukraine on the security structure in Europe and the conditions for rebuilding a strategic balance through new deterrence relationships and new…
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…
In recent years, Chinese leadership has made great efforts to mold elite and public opinion abroad, including in Italy, by developing a more assertive approach and new ways of communicating with…
Ten years from its outbreak, the Sahel crisis has assumed a new dimension in terms of degeneration of legitimate governance and regional security structures (ECOWAS and African Union), compounded by…
The REGROUP project (September 2022-August 2025) aims to: 1) provide the European Union with a body of actionable advice on how to rebuild postpandemic governance and public policies in an effective…
The Middle East continues to face overlapping challenges spanning both the domestic and regional/international layers. Located at the centre of geopolitical clashes between conflicting regional axes,…
The project aims to define some priorities related to the Italian national interest in different strategic sectors. This initiative finds its focal point in the European agenda, stressing in…