Section: Istituto Affari Internazionali (Italy)
European security: a conversation with the chancellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Jonatan Vseviov
On September 13, 2023 at IAI, a group of experts participated in a conversation with the chancellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Jonatan Vseviov, in a closed-door meeting moderated by President Ferdinando Nelli Feroci. The conversation focused on the future security asset in Europe, analyzing the current state of the conflict in...
Focus euroatlantico n. 3 (settembre 2023)
The third issue of the 2023 Euro-Atlantic Focus begins, as usual, with an analysis of the state of play in the transatlantic relationship (supplemented by a number of graphs in the appendix). Riccardo Alcaro and Tiziano Breda highlight how Europe’s security system may change in light of NATO’s decision to accept Sweden as a new...
Gas Crisis in Europe: A Harbinger of Sustainable Cooperation with North Africa
Europe’s natural gas system experienced unprecedented stress following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since the outbreak of the war, the European Union has strived to secure alternative supplies, fill its gas storage facilities and reduce consumption. Success on these fronts was enabled by fundamental market changes that the bloc...
Future Military Helicopters
The Russian invasion of Ukraine highlighted the importance of helicopters in modern military operations, showing strengths and weaknesses of these assets in high-intensity scenarios. The preliminary lessons from the war come at a time in which most leading Western powers need to modernise their respective helicopters fleets, which until recently...
Une Union géopolitique : l'invasion de l'Ukraine transforme-t-elle l'Europe ?
L’Union européenne a progressé, en grande partie du fait de la pandémie de Covid-19 et de la guerre d’Ukraine, vers une véritable existence géopolitique. Contre toute attente, elle s’est montrée unie et a pu prendre des décisions importantes en faveur de sa résilience économique et énergétique, en matière d’élargissement...
The Arctic within EU Strategies: A Renewed Centrality
In June 2023, the Arctic Council resumed its work after a year’s suspension in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.[1] The Council is a pillar of the institutional architecture of the region; the main framework for cooperation between the Arctic states that also involves the North’s indigenous peoples in issues of...
Meloni’s Visit to DC: Beware of Europe’s Smokescreen on Tunisia
On 27–28 July, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will be in Washington DC for her inaugural visit to the United States. A golden opportunity to further polish Meloni’s credentials as an avid backer of the transatlantic alliance, support for Ukraine, Italy’s 2024 G7 presidency and the burning issue of Rome’s membership in...
Italy and Norway: Perspectives for a Further Energy Cooperation
Italy is one of the largest energy consuming countries in the EU. It is characterised by high overdependence on energy imports, especially natural gas, which plays a pivotal role in the domestic energy mix. The energy price spike brought about by the post-Covid recovery and Russia’s war on Ukraine has highlighted the urgency to decarbonise...
The China Nuclear Taboo and Russia’s War in Ukraine
This paper aims to analyse official Chinese government communication on the issue of nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear warfare since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, as well as to provide an overview of the analytical debate surrounding this issue in China. This paper concludes that China, in comparison to...
Ukraine’s NATO Membership Will Strengthen Europe’s Security
NATO’s refusal to set a clear pathway for Ukraine’s membership largely dominated the expert and public debate over the Alliance’s summit in Vilnius last week.[1] It also overshadowed its significant, even historic, results.[2] …read more Source:: Istituto Affari...
