Section: Istituto Affari Internazionali (Italy)
Not Yet Time for Diplomacy. Lessons from Italy's Ill-Conceived Peace Plan for Ukraine
Few may have noticed, but Italy recently advanced its own diplomatic proposal for a resolution of the war in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Istituto Affari...
Beyond the “End of History”: Nationalism, Liberalism and the War in Ukraine
During a recent night-time address to the Ukrainian people, president Volodymyr Zelensky proclaimed that Kyiv is now “the capital of global democracy, the capital of the struggle for freedom for all on the European continent”.[1] Zelensky has been a powerful communicator throughout Russia’s war against Ukraine. …read more Source::...
Il futuro della NATO e la sicurezza dell’Europa
The war in Ukraine, triggered by the Russian invasion, is profoundly affecting current and future security trends of Europe. These are closely intertwined with the process of revitalization of the Atlantic Alliance: a month away from the adoption of Nato’s new Strategic Concept at the 2022 Madrid Summit on 29-30 June, the discussion agenda...
Price and Prejudice part 2: Reconfiguring the EU energy system between energy security and decarbonisation
This webinar, organised in cooperation with Eni, is the second episode of a series that will discuss main drivers and consequences of the unprecedented high levels of energy commodity prices across Europe, looking in particular at the impact of Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine on energy markets and the international politics of energy....
The Sporting Sanctions against Russia: Debunking the Myth of Sport's Neutrality
In response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee and international sports federations took a number of exceptional measures: among them, the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes from most international sports competitions and a ban on organising events on Russian territory. These measures were...
Tackling the global shock waves of the Ukraine crisis
The war in Ukraine and its global shock waves led to an unprecedented situation: The conflict has driven millions of Ukrainian refugees to neighbouring countries. Food prices have increased and wheat futures are at record highs, as Russia and Ukraine are key players in global food production. The war and sanctions regime will further disrupt...
Tackling the global shock waves of the Ukraine crisis
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Silence the guns in Ukraine
It is not easy to trust the international system and multilateral organisations in the face of a military aggression and the death of thousands of innocent civilians right before our eyes. And yet international diplomacy still matters, and the rules of international law are still the paradigm against which unlawful acts can be judged and...
Security, Nuclear Weapons and the Impact of the War in Ukraine
The International Affairs Institute (IAI) of Rome and the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP), in cooperation with the University of Turin, will hold a 2-hour event discussing arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament and the impact of the war in Ukraine on these issues. The event will be on Thursday, 5 May 2022 from...
How Italians View Military Spending
On 16 March, a sweeping majority in the Italian Chamber of Deputies approved order 9/3491-A/35 committing the Italian government to raise the defence budget to 2 per cent of GDP.[1] Taken in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this decision strengthens Italy’s adherence to the commitment made by NATO countries in 2004 and...
