The War in Ukraine, NATO, and European Defence: Italian Perspectives
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the Russia-Ukraine war and its profound implications for European defence, examining the challenges faced by NATO and the EU. It delves into the historical…
Elena Calandri, Elio Calcagno, Alessia Chiriatti, Fabrizio Coticchia, Nicolò Fasola, Andrea Gilli, Andrea Locatelli, Sonia Lucarelli, Alessandro Marrone, Maria Vittoria Massarin, Karolina Muti, Gianluca Pastori, Niccolò Petrelli, Alessandra Russo, Paola Tessari
Spotlight
Lessons for Europe and Italy from Other Space Powers: The Civil-Military Interconnection
The study examines how five space powers – China, Russia, the United States, India and Japan – structure the civil-military interconnection in space, focusing on governance models, strategic…
Taking Multi-domain Operations from Theory to Practice
Multi-domain operations (MDO) originated in the US amid rising concerns that improving precision strike weapons, combined with increasingly capable anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) capabilities, would…
European Strategic Autonomy and Defence Cooperation: Not an Inevitable Outcome
The attainment of a higher degree of EU strategic autonomy in defence is largely inextricable from an increase in industrial and technological cooperation among member states.Cooperation to reduce…
Publications
Data pubblicazione
Rethinking European Security When the American Anchor Slips
Autori
Beniamino Irdi
Details
In: IAI Briefs
26|50
Rome, IAI, October 2026, 7 p.
Data pubblicazione
The Russian Way to Military Recruitment and the Spectre of Mobilisation
Autori
Christian Labriola
Details
In: Documenti IAI
26|08
Rome, IAI, October 2026, 12 p.
Data pubblicazione
Intelligenza artificiale e Difesa italiana: sfide e opportunità
Autori
Andrea Grillo
Alessandro Marrone
Michele Nones
Details
In: Documenti IAI
26|07
Rome, IAI, September 2026, 26 p.
Research
The project included the preparation of a study and its presentation at a closed‑doors workshop. The study focused on the civil‑military nexus within five space powers – China, Japan, India, Russia…
The project, carried out for Accenture S.p.A., aimed to analyse and stimulate reflection on the growing centrality of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the defence sector, with…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has fundamentally reshaped the European security landscape, exposing critical shortcomings in member states’ defence capabilities and accelerating…
Events
Data evento
Luogo
Online event | 9:30
Defence Summit 2025 - Un’Italia più sicura e difesa
Data evento
Luogo
Istituto Affari Internazionali
L’ambiente subacqueo come motore di innovazione tecnologica
Data evento
Luogo
Istituto Affari Internazionali | 10:00
Rotte di Distensione - Sicurezza marittima e scenari di cooperazione attraverso il Mar Rosso
IAI in the media
Pax Americana: Talking Italian Defense and European Defense Coordination with Elio Calcagno
Financial Times: Nato chief reveals Italy allowed US planes to use bases in Iran war
Le Monde: Industrie de la défense ou pacifisme, les Italiens tiraillés
Experts
