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
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Publications
Data pubblicazione
The War in Ukraine, NATO, and European Defence: Italian Perspectives
Edited by
Alessandro Marrone
Alessia Chiriatti
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In: Trends and Perspectives in International Politics
London/New York, Routledge, July 2026, xviii, 191 p.
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Europe rearms, but together or apart?
Autori
Alessandro Marrone
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In: Altri paper e articoli
in European Defence Matters, No. 31 (2026), p. 32-33
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The Future of European Defence: Industrial Ambition, Operational Constraints and Flexible Partnerships
Autori
Federico Castiglioni
Luca Cinciripini
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In: Documenti IAI
26|05
Rome, IAI, June 2026, 12 p.
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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…
The project aimed to stimulate reflection on the growing centrality of sustainability and decarbonisation in the aeronautics sector, and on how the evolution of both civil and military aviation…
IAI contributes to the first Call of the European Defence Fund project for the development of a European patrol corvette, which involves some of Europe’s main naval shipbuilders. IAI’s tasks focus on…
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