In February 2018, as part of their Global Strategy, the European Union (EU) announced ambitious expansion plans for seven countries within the Western…
Before last March 4 one could argue whether or not general elections in Italy stood as a new telling litmus test about the state of western democracies.…
Since the defeat of long-term dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, many actors have failed in the attempt to mediate a negotiated solution to the Libyan crisis.…
“ A Europe that protects; a Europe that defends at home and abroad ” is a statement by President Juncker during the State of the Union Address in 2016.…
The Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), social robots, 3D printing, virtual and augmented reality, blockchain: these are only some of the…
After the bankruptcy of DAESH, “returning foreign fighters (FFs) are the biggest threat to EU”, a threat that “is likely to persist in the coming years”.…
In November 2017, the Italian government made public a new National Energy Strategy (NES): a ten-year plan to manage the change of the national energy system…
In recent months, Libya has been several times on the brink of failure, having seen the black flag of DAESH in Sirte, on the Mediterranean coast, and having…
Under the securitization of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy is amongst the key players contributing to the maritime strategy of the European Union's southern…
The growing number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean and fleeing to southern Europe in the last years made necessary a deeper intervention in the area;…