Why Credible EU Membership Matters
EU enlargement has re-emerged as a central instrument of European security. By combining gradual integration with a credible accession perspective, the EU can strengthen resilience, anchor political…
Matteo Bonomi
Spotlight
Securing Ukraine after the War: Nuclear Deterrence and Four Models of Security Guarantees
A durable post-war security settlement for Ukraine will depend on the credibility of deterrence in an increasingly unstable European nuclear order. Russia’s full-scale invasion has exposed the limits…
Strategic Communication on Ukraine’s Accession to the EU
Ukraine’s accession would represent one of the most significant steps in the history of EU enlargement, reshaping the Union’s security, economic and geopolitical landscape. Enlargement is also…
From Closeness to Strategic Partnership
The Fincantieri project at Pashaliman could mark a strategic turning point in Albania-Italy relations, moving the relationship beyond risk management toward industrial, maritime and defence…
Publications
Data pubblicazione
Italy and Montenegro: Bilateral Cooperation and Montenegro’s EU Accession
Autori
Sara Čabarkapa
Details
In: IAI Briefs
26|36
Rome, IAI, July 2026, 9 p.
Data pubblicazione
The False Equivalence of Sovereignty in Melnichenko’s Essay in the Economist
Autori
Nona Mikhelidze
Details
In: IAI Commentaries
26|31
Rome, IAI, July 2026, 4 p.
Data pubblicazione
A Demand-side Explanation of Offshore Autocratic Assistance: The Case of China and Russia and the Consolidation of Authoritarianism in Venezuela
Autori
Diego Telias
Luciano Quispe
Stefano Palestini
Details
In: The International Spectator
61/2
The International Spectator, Vol. 61, No. 2, June 2026, p. 142-163
Research
InCLUDE is a three-year initiative by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), supported by the Open Society Foundations - Western Balkans (OSF WB), designed to reinvigorate the EU enlargement…
DE-CONSPIRATOR is a three-year project (January 2024-December 2026), coordinated by Ozyegin Universitesi and where IAI leads a Work Package, focusing on disinformation tactics used by Russia and…
“How can the EU invigorate its enlargement and neighbourhood policy to enhance Europe’s resilience?"
This project aims to investigate how to reform the EU’s enlargement strategy in a new…
Events
Data evento
Luogo
Istituto Affari Internazionali | 11:00
Towards the Ankara NATO Summit & Southern Flank
Data evento
Luogo
Istituto Affari Internazionali | 17:00
A conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye Hakan Fidan
Data evento
Luogo
Istituto Affari Internazionali | 10:00 CEST
