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…
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Publications
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Lessons for Europe and Italy from Other Space Powers: The Civil-Military Interconnection
Edited by
Karolina Muti
Details
In: Documenti IAI
26|03
Rome, IAI, June 2026, 39 p.
Data pubblicazione
The Space Domain and the Defence of Europe
Autori
Alessandro Marrone
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In: Altri paper e articoli
in ICDS Commentaries, 5 June 2026
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The Proposal for an EU Space Act: An Italian Perspective
Autori
Karolina Muti
Andrea Grillo
Sergio Marchisio
Michele Nones
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In: Documenti IAI
25|13
Rome, IAI, October 2025, 12 p.
Research
Commissioned by the European Space Agency (ESA), this project examines how defence requirements are shaping the demand for Earth Observation (EO) data and services in Europe – a sector of growing…
The project (September 2026-June 2027) aims to examine in depth the strategic, economic, governance, and sustainability issues currently receiving attention from the international community. In an…
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…
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