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Landscaping - Identifying the mismatch between requirements and planned capabilities: Air Operations
The project is aimed to analyze future gaps between European Armed Forces’ air capabilities and the requirements derived from plausible scenarios of Air Power’s use. Trends influencing next future...Start/End: 2012 -
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 -
Augmented Capability for High End Soldier - ACHILE
IAI is part of a European consortium that brings together the main companies in the land sector for the development and integration of high-tech equipment for the soldiers of European armies. The...Start/End: 2022 -
African Futures 2030
African Futures 2030 (AF2030) was a project lead by the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) reflecting on the major trends that will orient the future of Sub-Saharan Africa looking...Start/End: 2019 -
The Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) and the European security
The project’s objective is to further explore from different perspectives the role of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) within the European and national security framework. The results of the...Start/End: 2016 -
Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)
The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is an intergovernmental forum for dialogue and cooperation established in 1996 to deepen relations between Asia and Europe. The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)...Start/End: 2015 -
Fighter aircraft’ role in crisis management operations: Italy’s trends and needs
The study examines in primis the use of fighter aircraft by Italian Armed Forces in crisis management operations since 1991. Later, possible scenarios for the use of air power in the near future will...Start/End: 2014 -
Cooperation with the China Institute for International Strategic Studies (Ciis)
During the 10th Euro-China Forum (2012), the IAI, together with CASD, ISPI, Limes and Nomisma, signed a memorandum of cooperation with the CIIS Beijing to share activities of common interest –...Start/End: 2012 -
The EU-Africa Partnership in the field of security
In 2009 the Institute started up a research program on the security policies of the African Union and European Union's role in contributing to the growth of African capabilities in crisis prevention...Start/End: 2009 -
European Security and Defence Forum
The European Security and Defence Forum (ESDF) has been established in 2009 to analyse the shifts and developments in national and European security and defence policies, and to promote a better...Start/End: 2009 -
L’Italia e il nuovo Concetto strategico Nato
The Atlantic alliance elaborated the new Strategic concept, which was approved at the Head of States and Governments Summit held in Madrid in June 2022. Multiple consultations among member States and...Start/End: 2022 -
OrizzonteCina
OrizzonteCina is a bi-monthly magazine containing information and cultural debate on the domestic policy, the economy and the international relations of contemporary China. The magazine is designed...Start/End: 2010 -
European Think-Tank Network on China
The Institute is a member of the European Think-Tank Network on China (ETNC), a gathering of China experts from a selection of European think tanks and research institutes devoted to the study of...Start/End: 2014 -
Development and digitalisation in Africa: Italian cooperation policies and synergies with EU’s plans
The project aims to assess and strengthen cooperation between Europe and Africa in the field of digital governance within a global context marked by interconnected crises that have exposed the...Start/End: 2024 -
Routes of dètente: maritime security and cooperation scenarios through the Red Sea
In recent months, the Red Sea has become a focal point of the expanding conflict between Israel and Hamas, with repercussions not only on the stability of the Middle East but also on global trade....Start/End: 2024 -
Study on National Industrial Strategies and Policies in EDA participating Member States relevant for the European Defence Industrial Base
The Russia-Ukraine war has negatively changed the international strategic environment, including the naval domain in respect to both European maritime security and naval combat systems. In face of US...Start/End: 2021 -
Maritime Security Engagement in the Indo-Pacific: an exchange between Italy, the EU, Japan and South Korea
IThe project entailed a “Track 1.5 workshop” involving experts, armed forces representatives and civil servants from Europe, Japan, and South Korea, within the framework of the EU project Enhancing...Start/End: 2021 -
Politiche e strumenti per promuovere l’autonomia strategica dell’Ue nei settori della difesa, del commercio internazionale e dell’allargamento
The objective of the project was to analyze the projection and role of the EU in the world, with a particular focus on the new policies and initiatives the Union should undertake within the new...Start/End: 2020 -
EAST – EU-Asia security and trade: A research network investigating EU-Asia relations
The project brings together seven universities and think tanks from three continents to provide a systematic analysis of relations between the EU and Asia-Pacific. The network - coordinated by IAI,...Start/End: 2019 -
Molto Agitato: Italy, Mediterranean security and European defence
In 2019, the IAI has collaborated with Friends of Europe in drawing up a report on Italian foreign and defence policy, with a focus on the Mediterranean dimension, NATO, and European defence. The IAI...Start/End: 2019
