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ICPA (ISR Capability Package Assessment study)
Through the definition and analysis of specific operational scenarios derived from Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions, the project aims at identifying and assess current gaps in...Start/End: 2011 -
BIO3R (Bio-terrorism, Research, Reaction, Resilience)
Within the framework of the European Commission's Supporting Activity for the PASR 2006 (Preparatory Action for Security Research), this programme aims to analyse operational and technological...Start/End: 2007 -
Academic seminars on European and Transatlantic Security
Since 2022, IAI has held every year an academic seminar on Europe’s security, NATO and European defence, in light of the Russia-Ukraine war and considering an international security environment...Start/End: 2022 -
Study on National Industrial Strategies and Policies in EDA participating Member States relevant for the European Defence Industrial Base
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,...Start/End: 2021 -
The strategic nature of space for global and Italian security
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...Start/End: 2021 -
Key Trends Affecting the European Defence Technological Industrial Base
This project aimed to provide fresh analysis on the state of the EDTIB and its possible evolution in light of recent regional and global developments. The research provided a comprehensive...Start/End: 2017 -
EUnited Against Crime: Improving Criminal Justice in European Union Cyberspace
In today’s ultra-connected world, much of our life occurs online. From watching TV series on Netflix, buying discounted airplane tickets on Kayak, to chatting with an old friend living in another...Start/End: 2016 -
The Armed Forces in the age of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and the Forza NEC Program
The study focused on the transformation process of Armed Forces in the main NATO countries related to Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and therefore on the progressive realization of...Start/End: 2014 -
Education and training of Italian Armed Forces: challenges and opportunities
The study focuses on the education and training of the Italian Armed Forces in the current operational context and in the 2015-2025 perspective, by analyzing challenges and opportunities to maintain...Start/End: 2014 -
Towards a European Global Strategy
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...Start/End: 2012 -
Foreign investment in the emerging European security and defence market
The aim of the study was to analyze the risks related to the purchase by foreign investors of industries operating in the security and defence sector. The study looked into supply and product...Start/End: 2008 -
Participation in the interim evaluation of the European Defence Fund
IAI took part in the interim evaluation of the European Defence Fund (EDF) as a member of a consortium led by Pricewaterhouse Cooper (PwC), which also included the think tanks Institut de relations...Start/End: 2024 -
EvoCS - The evolving concept of security: A critical evaluation across four dimensions
The project aimed at examining the evolution of the concept of security, with a focus on European Union and its direct neighborhood. EvoCS provided an overview of the dimension and complexity of this...Start/End: 2014 -
ANVIL - Analysis of Civil Security Systems in Europe FP7-SEC2010
The objective in this project is to explore and compare relevant cultural phenomena and legal determinations of civil security across Europe, taking into account the existing significant differences...Start/End: 2012 -
BRIDGES - Building Relationships and Interactions to Develop GMES for European Security
Research project aimed at defining governance models for the security dimension of Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) as well as the role of European Union Satellite Centre (...Start/End: 2012 -
MAGES - Mature Application of Galileo for Emergency Scenario
This programme assesses and develop future emergency services for the satellite system GNSS Galileo. Partners: EADS Astrium UK (Coordinatore), Consortium of European companies and research...Start/End: 2007 -
Short Range Air Defence and threats to global security
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...Start/End: 2022 -
ReArm Europe e il Libro bianco sulla difesa europea
IAI has been closely monitoring developments in the defence sector in Europe throughout 2025, in light of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the changes introduced by the Trump administration...Start/End: 2025 -
The security in the Mediterranean and Italy
The project’s objective was to further explore from different perspectives the importance of Mediterranean’s security, not only for Italy but also for Europe. The so-called “Mare Nostrum” is ever...Start/End: 2015 -
Forza NEC programme and Europe
The main goal of this project is to examine how the growing complexity of the international security environment, the increasing "joint and combined" dimension of military operations, and the new...Start/End: 2011
