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China’s External Propaganda and the Italian Information Environment

This report examines China’s external propaganda activities on social media and messaging apps within Italy’s information environment over the years 2024-2025, revealing a notably cautious approach…

Spotlight

What Lies Beneath: Hybrid Threats to Taiwan’s Submarine Cables and the Contest in the Information Domain

Between 2023 and 2025, multiple disruptions affected Taiwan’s submarine cables, a critical yet vulnerable infrastructure essential to the island’s connectivity and security. Against the backdrop of…

G7 Fragmented: South Korea and the Prospects for a G6+

The G7 is experiencing a profound crisis as US obstruction under the Trump Administration limits its ability to act on global challenges. This situation has highlighted the constraints of a format…

Europe’s ‘Two-Chinas’ Strategy and the Prospect for Beijing-Taipei Peaceful Coexistence

The EU is moving towards a ‘Two-Chinas’ strategy: EU-China economic relations continue to grow, while Brussels is gradually integrating Taiwan into Europe’s markets. While…

Publications

Data pubblicazione

The BRICS+ Are Still Alive and Kicking

The BRICS+ Are Still Alive and Kicking
Autori
Ernesto Gallo
Details
Rome, IAI, April 2026, 4 p.
In: IAI Commentaries 26|20

Research

The project will examine India’s emerging role as a pivotal actor in reshaping connectivity, economic relations and security architectures both regionally and globally. The event 2025 India Dialogue…
The project examines the engagement of the Republic of Korea (ROK) with the G7 in the “G7 Plus” framework, against the backdrop of the South Korean government’s ambition to transform the ROK into a …
This project, funded by the US Department of State, will leverage IAI’s unique knowledge of the Italian political and media landscape in order to generate through collaborative research an up-to-date…

Events

Data evento
Data evento
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Rome, Istituto Affari Internazionali

“China’s story”: Party rhetoric and state disinformation

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IAI in the media

Vision Times: Taiwan Opposition Trip to Beijing Sparks Accusations of CCP Influence Operations

CNA: Cheng Li-wen interviews Italian experts in China: China is using the Kuomintang to conduct information warfare.

CNA: Italian expert warns that repeated damage to Taiwan's submarine cables could be a pretext for China to launch a cognitive war. [Interview]

Experts

Aurelio Insisa

Position
Senior fellow
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Diego Maiorano

Position
Associate fellow
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Beatrice Gallelli

Position
Researcher