In this project, lasting 14 months, IAI acts as project leader. The study intends to provide a comparative analysis of the EU-US relationship with regard, in particular, to the definition of the security strategies of both actors, the evolution of their internal security, the security industry in the transatlantic context and the different approaches and perspectives of the respective transatlantic policies. The project includes two series of workshops to be held in Rome, Washington, Paris and Stockholm which involve both researchers of the four partner institutes and external experts.

Within the context of the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) initiative for security, G-MOSAIC research project aims at developing services for the provision of geo-spatial information in support to EU external relations and security policies and actions for the prevention and management of external regional crisis.p>

Partners: Telespazio (Coordinator) Consortium of European companies and research institutes with the principal aerospace industries
Sponsor: Unione europea-7mo Programma quadro

Project aimed at the development of space-based radar technology for the detection, identification, and tracking of moving objects. IAI has a role in defining security scenarios in which such technology could be used.

Partners: Thales Alenia Space Italia (TASI, Coordinatore), Telespazio (TPZ), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS), INDRA Espacio (INDRA), Selex System Integration Limited, Thales Systems Aeroportes S.A. (TSA).
Sponsor: European Union - 7th Framework Programme
 

SecureMetro aims to create an integrated safety and security model for metropolitan transport systems. The project will consider metro vehicles security and resilience performances in situations where an attack using conventional explosives and firebombs takes place, seeking the best combination of materials and structural design in order to minimize the impact of the attack on passengers, staff and infrastructure.

This study, realized for the European Parliament, aims at identifying a number of strategies to strengthen the European role in the space field. In this context, the first section is devoted to describe the necessary space capabilities to safeguard European sovereignty and the autonomous utilization of space for security purposes. The second section analyzes the current institutional European framework, which defines the main guidelines regarding space and security.

The first edition of the Transatlantic Security Symposium was held in Rome on May 12-13 in cooperation with the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EU-ISS) of Paris and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (DSIS) of Washington, DC. The conference explored the evolution of the transatlantic security partnership, with a focus on transatlantic cooperation in crisis management, the fight against terrorism, and the defence industry.

The third edition of the Transatlantic Security Symposium: European Security and the Future of the Transatlantic Relationship, took place on November 8, 2010, in Rome. The conference was organised in cooperation with the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (JHU-SAIS), Bologna Center.