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International political economy, global governance

Breaking the “Walled Garden”: The Challenge of Interoperability under the EU’s Digital Markets Act

The EU’s digital regulatory framework is entering a new phase, with landmark instruments such as the Digital Markets Act (DMA) moving from legislative design to implementation and enforcement…

Spotlight

EU-Canada summit 2025, 23 June 2025

When the Rules No Longer Rule: The EU and Canada’s Responses to Trump’s Tariffs

The erosion of the WTO-based multilateral trading system, accelerated by Trump’s tariff offensive since 2025, has challenged the foundations of the EU and Canada’s economic models, centred on…

The Growing Transatlantic Sanctions Divide

Multilateral cooperation on sanctions is a key determinant of their success, yet transatlantic collaboration on sanctions is steeply declining. This transatlantic sanctions divide is a symptom of…

Building a Competitive European Market for Stablecoins

Dollar-denominated stablecoins are growing rapidly and almost entirely dominating the market of stablecoins. The European Central Bank (ECB) is responding to the threat of dollarisation of the…

Publications

Data pubblicazione

La fine del neoliberismo

La fine del neoliberismo
Autori
Marco Simoni
Details
Mondadori, 2026, 192 p. (Orizzonti)
In: Libri
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The state returns to the center of the economy

World Energy Magazine, No. 70 (October 2026)
Autori
Alessio Sangiorgio
Marco Simoni
Details
World Energy Magazine, a. 16, n. 70 (ottobre 2026), p. 34-37
In: Altri paper e articoli
Data pubblicazione

The New Laws of Risk

The New Laws of Risk. After the Risk Society: The Era of Adversarian Risk
Autori
Cosimo Pacciani
Laurence B. Mussio
Details
Rome, IAI, October 2026, 49 p.
In: IAI Papers 26|17

Research

To bridge the gap between high-level policy ambitions and on-the-ground challenges in African agriculture, the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and the Alliance of Bioversity International/CGIAR…
By adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the project aims to examine the phenomenon of cryptocurrencies and, more broadly, the digitalisation of money. In this regard, particular attention is…
The project aims to analyse the Italian development cooperation agenda within the evolving global landscape, with a specific focus on high-level policy analysis and multi-stakeholder dialogue. From…

Events

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Luogo
Istituto Affari Internazionali | 10:30

Il futuro dell’euro come valuta globale

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Bce
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Luogo
Istituto Affari Internazionali | 15:30

Ripensare l’Europa in un’economia internazionale frammentata

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Luogo
Istituto Affari Internazionali | 10:30

Euro digitale e sovranità europea

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IAI in the media

El Periodico Mediterraneo: El congreso Ignite muestra los temores de la cerámica con la geopolítica: dependencia energética y la tecnología china

El Mundo: Marco Simoni: «El peor riesgo para Europa es la inercia; el sector cerámico es un claro ejemplo de ello»

World Finance: Europe's quest for financial sovereignty

Experts

Marco Simoni

Marco Simoni

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Director
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Matteo Bursi

Position
Research Fellow for International political economy
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Francesca Maremonti

Position
Research Fellow for Asia
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