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…
Elio Calcagno, Bryan Clark, Alessandro Marrone, Nicolò Murgia, Karolina Muti, Pietro Serino
Spotlight
The European Defence Industry Programme: The Last Piece of the EU Defence Puzzle?
EDIP completes the EU’s emerging defence-industrial toolkit, offering a modest 2026-2027 budget but a scalable framework that will shape larger post-2028 instruments.EDIP’s value lies in structuring…
Trans-Atlantic Critical Mineral Supply Chain Cooperation
The intensifying US-China competition has profound implications for critical mineral supply chains (CMSCs), affecting trade, export controls and market dynamics. US and European firms face…
The New Partnership among Italy, Japan and the UK on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)
The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) launched by Italy, Japan and the UK in 2022 represents a novel partnership among the three countries for the development and production of a next-generation…
Publications
Data pubblicazione
The War in Ukraine, NATO, and European Defence: Italian Perspectives
Edited by
Alessandro Marrone
Alessia Chiriatti
Details
In: Trends and Perspectives in International Politics
London/New York, Routledge, June 2026, 204 p.
Data pubblicazione
Meloni’s Defence Policy: Adjusting the Balance Sheet to Crises
Autori
Alessandro Marrone
Details
In: IAI Briefs
26|16
Rome, IAI, March 2026, 9 p.
Data pubblicazione
Le nuove intese dal Gcap a Bromo
Autori
Michele Nones
Details
In: Altri paper e articoli
in Airpress, n. 174 (febbraio 2026), p. 22-24
Research
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…
IAI is part of a European consortium that brings together leading companies in the space sector for the Odin’s Eye II project. The project contributes to the further development of a European space…
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
Defence News: Italy forgoes $14 billion deficit spending on defense amid wobbling economy
Defence News: Italian government shakes up Leonardo leadership, replacing Cingolani as CEO
El Indeprendiente: Italia acelera la construcción de su avión de combate mientras España asiste a la agonía de su proyecto con Alemania y Francia
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