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The role of dual-use helicopters in the security and defence fields
This study analyzed the possible future use of dual-use helicopters in military operations. At the same time, the project discussed the pros and cons for each use examined as well as the related...Start/End: 2013 -
NATO at 70: Assessing its Past, Present and Future Role in Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Control
The project has two main objectives: to increase the knowledge of the Italian next generation and civil society of the problems relating to arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament, with...Start/End: 2019 -
Academic conferences in cooperation with NATO Allied Command Transformation and Bologna University
This series of international academic conferences - sponsored by NATO's Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and organised by IAI, in partnership with Bologna University - does contribute to a...Start/End: 2011 -
Il ruolo dell'elicottero nel nuovo scenario militare: le prospettive italiane
This research project started with an examination of recent military experiences and the strategic debate and moved toward consideration of the effective potentials of the helicopter in the new...Start/End: 1999 -
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 -
Defence Matters 2016
The project aims at stimulating the Italian public debate over defence issues, in particular on the role of NATO in the current international context and Italy’s defence policy. Based on the...Start/End: 2016 -
Defence Matters 2015
The project aims to stimulate the national public debate on a double focus: the Nato role in the current security environment, and the implication of the Italian White Book on International Security...Start/End: 2015 -
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 -
Defence Matters 2013
The research project aims to analyze the Italian debate on military issues, in particular with respect to defence spending and Italian participation in mission abroad. Besides working on primary and...Start/End: 2013 -
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 -
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 -
Il sistema del supporto logistico delle Forze Armate. Problemi e prospettive
The study examined the requirements pressing for a modern national logistics support system and the problems linked to implementing and managing it, in light of the international experience which...Start/End: 2000 -
Defence and Security Matters 2017
The project “Defence and Security Matters 2017: Italy”, funded by the NATO Public Diplomacy Division, contributes to the effort to communicate and discuss NATO purpose and role, particularly in...Start/End: 2017 -
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 -
Women and Peace Operations: Achievement of the Italian Mission in Herat
This research was conducted by the Institute of International Affairs (IAI) in cooperation with the Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD). As part of the initiatives carried out by IAI's...Start/End: 2016 -
Partnership with NATO Defense College
Since 2011, IAI and NATO Defense College (NDC) collaborate on several initiatives aiming at stimulating debates on themes concerning Euro-Atlantic security, the role of the Alliance and its relations...Start/End: 2011 -
Italy and the anti-ballistic missile defence programs
The project analyzed the strategic, political, economic, technological and industrial implications of Italy's participation in the anti-ballistic missile defence programs proposed by the US and NATO...Start/End: 2008 -
MEDI (Mapping of the European Defence Industry)
IAI role in MEDI was to support JRC (Joint Research Center) and the EU Commission's DG Market and Enterprise in gathering data and analyses related to defence industry and budgets in Italy, within a...Start/End: 2006 -
The role of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in Italy and Europe
The research project aimed at analyzing Italy's and Europe's investment in the JSF aeronautical program, providing suggestions on how to improve the program's performance at the European level....Start/End: 2007
