Istituto Affari Internazionali
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A private, independent, non-profit think tank, promoting awareness of #internationalpolitics since 1965 and contributing to the advancement of #Europeanintegration and #multilateralcooperation 🗺️
The #28point “peace plan” is structurally doomed. #Ukraine cannot cede unoccupied Donetsk territory or accept military limits; removing these demands in turn would make it unacceptable to Russia.
New #IAICommentary by @nonamikhelidze.bsky.social ➡️ www.iai.it/en/node/21109
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New #IAICommentary by @nonamikhelidze.bsky.social ➡️ www.iai.it/en/node/21109
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November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The #28point “peace plan” is structurally doomed. #Ukraine cannot cede unoccupied Donetsk territory or accept military limits; removing these demands in turn would make it unacceptable to Russia.
New #IAICommentary by @nonamikhelidze.bsky.social ➡️ www.iai.it/en/node/21109
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New #IAICommentary by @nonamikhelidze.bsky.social ➡️ www.iai.it/en/node/21109
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The G7’s global influence has diminished as powers like China reshape international governance, making it urgent to open up the #G7 to like-minded democracies like South Korea
Read more in this new #IAIPaper by Marc Julienne ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21068
Read more in this new #IAIPaper by Marc Julienne ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21068
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The G7’s global influence has diminished as powers like China reshape international governance, making it urgent to open up the #G7 to like-minded democracies like South Korea
Read more in this new #IAIPaper by Marc Julienne ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21068
Read more in this new #IAIPaper by Marc Julienne ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21068
The US-Russian 28-point #plan for #Ukraine, in its current forms, is a less a peace deal than an understanding between two powers acting upon a colonialist logic.
New #IAICommentary by @ric-alcaro.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21081
New #IAICommentary by @ric-alcaro.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21081
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The US-Russian 28-point #plan for #Ukraine, in its current forms, is a less a peace deal than an understanding between two powers acting upon a colonialist logic.
New #IAICommentary by @ric-alcaro.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21081
New #IAICommentary by @ric-alcaro.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21081
The AU-EU partnership stands at a decisive moment. Europe must back AU leadership, regional integration and AU-led security by matching words with deeds and moving beyond Eurocentric approaches
New #IAICommentary by Michele Collazzo ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21065
New #IAICommentary by Michele Collazzo ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21065
November 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The AU-EU partnership stands at a decisive moment. Europe must back AU leadership, regional integration and AU-led security by matching words with deeds and moving beyond Eurocentric approaches
New #IAICommentary by Michele Collazzo ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21065
New #IAICommentary by Michele Collazzo ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21065
Europe is entering a phase of heightened vulnerability: Russia’s continued aggression and uncertainty over long-term US commitments require #Europe to strengthen its own #defence.
📘 Check out the new #IAIPaper by Rosaria Puglisi & Fernando Giancotti ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21040
📘 Check out the new #IAIPaper by Rosaria Puglisi & Fernando Giancotti ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21040
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Europe is entering a phase of heightened vulnerability: Russia’s continued aggression and uncertainty over long-term US commitments require #Europe to strengthen its own #defence.
📘 Check out the new #IAIPaper by Rosaria Puglisi & Fernando Giancotti ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21040
📘 Check out the new #IAIPaper by Rosaria Puglisi & Fernando Giancotti ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21040
The revised EU-Morocco trade liberalisation agreement of October 2 remains legally fragile, and only partially complies with CJEU rulings on the need for Sahrawi consent and proper labelling of products from #WesternSahara
New #IAIBrief by Federico Petrangeli➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21028
New #IAIBrief by Federico Petrangeli➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21028
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The revised EU-Morocco trade liberalisation agreement of October 2 remains legally fragile, and only partially complies with CJEU rulings on the need for Sahrawi consent and proper labelling of products from #WesternSahara
New #IAIBrief by Federico Petrangeli➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21028
New #IAIBrief by Federico Petrangeli➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21028
State repression in the #Gulf has hollowed out democratic accountability in elected institutions. Bahrain, the last GCC country with a functional parliament, which now stands at a crossroads as it approaches its 2026 elections
#IAICommentary by Andrew McIntosh ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21030
#IAICommentary by Andrew McIntosh ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21030
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
State repression in the #Gulf has hollowed out democratic accountability in elected institutions. Bahrain, the last GCC country with a functional parliament, which now stands at a crossroads as it approaches its 2026 elections
#IAICommentary by Andrew McIntosh ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21030
#IAICommentary by Andrew McIntosh ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21030
Trump's plan to lift the 30-year US #nucleartesting ban, driven by competition with Russia's new weapons and rivalry with China, could trigger a global testing chain reaction, destroying arms control and eroding the #NPT regime
#IAICommentary by Polina Sinovets➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21031
#IAICommentary by Polina Sinovets➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21031
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Trump's plan to lift the 30-year US #nucleartesting ban, driven by competition with Russia's new weapons and rivalry with China, could trigger a global testing chain reaction, destroying arms control and eroding the #NPT regime
#IAICommentary by Polina Sinovets➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21031
#IAICommentary by Polina Sinovets➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21031
With the #G7’s effectiveness eroding under #Trump, a G6+ format that brings South Korea into regular coordination offers a way to sustain global cooperation & preserve democratic governance
#IAIPaper by @alexlipke.bsky.social➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21014
#IAIPaper by @alexlipke.bsky.social➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21014
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
With the #G7’s effectiveness eroding under #Trump, a G6+ format that brings South Korea into regular coordination offers a way to sustain global cooperation & preserve democratic governance
#IAIPaper by @alexlipke.bsky.social➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21014
#IAIPaper by @alexlipke.bsky.social➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21014
Italy and the Gulf for a durable peace in #Gaza
Check out a new #IAIBrief by Maria Luisa Fantappiè ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21012
Key insights🧵👇
Check out a new #IAIBrief by Maria Luisa Fantappiè ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21012
Key insights🧵👇
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Italy and the Gulf for a durable peace in #Gaza
Check out a new #IAIBrief by Maria Luisa Fantappiè ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21012
Key insights🧵👇
Check out a new #IAIBrief by Maria Luisa Fantappiè ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/21012
Key insights🧵👇
As rapid advances in #AI and #nuclearenergy are redefining global competition & cooperation, South Korea’s emergence as a “G7 Plus” partner underscores its pivotal role in bridging regulation and industry-forward #innovation
New #IAIPaper by @kaylaorta.bsky.social ➡️ www.iai.it/en/node/20851
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New #IAIPaper by @kaylaorta.bsky.social ➡️ www.iai.it/en/node/20851
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November 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
As rapid advances in #AI and #nuclearenergy are redefining global competition & cooperation, South Korea’s emergence as a “G7 Plus” partner underscores its pivotal role in bridging regulation and industry-forward #innovation
New #IAIPaper by @kaylaorta.bsky.social ➡️ www.iai.it/en/node/20851
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New #IAIPaper by @kaylaorta.bsky.social ➡️ www.iai.it/en/node/20851
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🚀 The proposal for an EU Space Act is an important step towards defining a European #space regulatory framework. Yet, it may risk to undermine competitiveness and innovation
An Italian perspective on the #EUSpaceAct in this new #IAIDocument ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20862
An Italian perspective on the #EUSpaceAct in this new #IAIDocument ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20862
October 31, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🚀 The proposal for an EU Space Act is an important step towards defining a European #space regulatory framework. Yet, it may risk to undermine competitiveness and innovation
An Italian perspective on the #EUSpaceAct in this new #IAIDocument ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20862
An Italian perspective on the #EUSpaceAct in this new #IAIDocument ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20862
📢 Registration open! On 10-11 November, @eunpdc.bsky.social is hosting its flagship annual event to discuss the future of #nuclear #armscontrol in a changing security environment
🔗 Learn more and register: https://www.iai.it/en/eventi/2025-eu-non-proliferation-and-disarmament-conference
🔗 Learn more and register: https://www.iai.it/en/eventi/2025-eu-non-proliferation-and-disarmament-conference
October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
📢 Registration open! On 10-11 November, @eunpdc.bsky.social is hosting its flagship annual event to discuss the future of #nuclear #armscontrol in a changing security environment
🔗 Learn more and register: https://www.iai.it/en/eventi/2025-eu-non-proliferation-and-disarmament-conference
🔗 Learn more and register: https://www.iai.it/en/eventi/2025-eu-non-proliferation-and-disarmament-conference
📣 IAI is the only Italian think tank among the "100 Think Tanks to Watch 2025", a list curated by On Think Tanks!
A recognition that rewards our ongoing commitment to promoting quality analysis and shared solutions for global challenges.
🔗 https://loom.ly/7X2GPEc
A recognition that rewards our ongoing commitment to promoting quality analysis and shared solutions for global challenges.
🔗 https://loom.ly/7X2GPEc
October 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
📣 IAI is the only Italian think tank among the "100 Think Tanks to Watch 2025", a list curated by On Think Tanks!
A recognition that rewards our ongoing commitment to promoting quality analysis and shared solutions for global challenges.
🔗 https://loom.ly/7X2GPEc
A recognition that rewards our ongoing commitment to promoting quality analysis and shared solutions for global challenges.
🔗 https://loom.ly/7X2GPEc
The EU is moving towards a ‘Two-Chinas’ strategy: maintaining the One-China policy while expanding economic relations with Taiwan. The growing stakes, however, make it necessary for Europe to facilitate dialogue between the two.
#IAICommentary by Nicola Casarini➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20664
#IAICommentary by Nicola Casarini➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20664
October 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The EU is moving towards a ‘Two-Chinas’ strategy: maintaining the One-China policy while expanding economic relations with Taiwan. The growing stakes, however, make it necessary for Europe to facilitate dialogue between the two.
#IAICommentary by Nicola Casarini➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20664
#IAICommentary by Nicola Casarini➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20664
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, #Ukraine has acted with agility in a world of unequal powers, it has learned to react to Russia’s aggression but also to exploit its excesses
#IAICommentary by @nonamikhelidze.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20663
#IAICommentary by @nonamikhelidze.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20663
October 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, #Ukraine has acted with agility in a world of unequal powers, it has learned to react to Russia’s aggression but also to exploit its excesses
#IAICommentary by @nonamikhelidze.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20663
#IAICommentary by @nonamikhelidze.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20663
Spain’s PM accused #IOC & #FIFA of double standards: Russia was banned from international sport, yet #Israel keeps competing. Do the criteria for the Russia ban also apply to Israel?
✍️ by Jörg Krieger & @leogoretti.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20563
✍️ by Jörg Krieger & @leogoretti.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20563
September 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Spain’s PM accused #IOC & #FIFA of double standards: Russia was banned from international sport, yet #Israel keeps competing. Do the criteria for the Russia ban also apply to Israel?
✍️ by Jörg Krieger & @leogoretti.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20563
✍️ by Jörg Krieger & @leogoretti.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20563
Russia’s drone incursion into Poland signals deliberate escalation: Moscow is testing NATO’s resolve, reframing stalemate in Ukraine as a global clash with the West
New #IAICommentary by @nonamikhelidze.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20552
New #IAICommentary by @nonamikhelidze.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20552
September 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Russia’s drone incursion into Poland signals deliberate escalation: Moscow is testing NATO’s resolve, reframing stalemate in Ukraine as a global clash with the West
New #IAICommentary by @nonamikhelidze.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20552
New #IAICommentary by @nonamikhelidze.bsky.social ➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20552
In April 2025, the Italian Government exercised its power in the screening of #FDI in the context of UniCredit’s bid to acquire Banco BPM. But does this mark a legitimate step to safeguard #economicsecurity?
✒️ Read a new #IAICommentary by Federica Marconi➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20519
✒️ Read a new #IAICommentary by Federica Marconi➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20519
September 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
In April 2025, the Italian Government exercised its power in the screening of #FDI in the context of UniCredit’s bid to acquire Banco BPM. But does this mark a legitimate step to safeguard #economicsecurity?
✒️ Read a new #IAICommentary by Federica Marconi➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20519
✒️ Read a new #IAICommentary by Federica Marconi➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20519
Download the RECLAIM Toolkit for Media Literacy & deliver successful trainings on #MediaLiteracy, with lectures, interactive activities & group discussions!
More on @tepsa.bsky.social's website ➡️ https://tepsa.eu/analysis/reclaim-toolkit-for-media-literacy/
More on @tepsa.bsky.social's website ➡️ https://tepsa.eu/analysis/reclaim-toolkit-for-media-literacy/
September 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Download the RECLAIM Toolkit for Media Literacy & deliver successful trainings on #MediaLiteracy, with lectures, interactive activities & group discussions!
More on @tepsa.bsky.social's website ➡️ https://tepsa.eu/analysis/reclaim-toolkit-for-media-literacy/
More on @tepsa.bsky.social's website ➡️ https://tepsa.eu/analysis/reclaim-toolkit-for-media-literacy/
Check out a new edition of 𝑅𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚, a newsletter by the #Nexus25 team, looking ahead to a packed fall of global diplomacy, starting with #ClimateWeek NYC and the UN General Assembly later this month!
Read it here!➡️ https://loom.ly/K8Pj5YY
Read it here!➡️ https://loom.ly/K8Pj5YY
September 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Check out a new edition of 𝑅𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚, a newsletter by the #Nexus25 team, looking ahead to a packed fall of global diplomacy, starting with #ClimateWeek NYC and the UN General Assembly later this month!
Read it here!➡️ https://loom.ly/K8Pj5YY
Read it here!➡️ https://loom.ly/K8Pj5YY
📣𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘, 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ, a fresh design and updated editorial style to all our publications!
📖 The first in the new format: a #IAICommentary by @ric-alcaro.bsky.social on the E3’s #snapback mechanism on #Iran
👉 https://www.iai.it/en/node/20497
📖 The first in the new format: a #IAICommentary by @ric-alcaro.bsky.social on the E3’s #snapback mechanism on #Iran
👉 https://www.iai.it/en/node/20497
September 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
📣𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘, 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ, a fresh design and updated editorial style to all our publications!
📖 The first in the new format: a #IAICommentary by @ric-alcaro.bsky.social on the E3’s #snapback mechanism on #Iran
👉 https://www.iai.it/en/node/20497
📖 The first in the new format: a #IAICommentary by @ric-alcaro.bsky.social on the E3’s #snapback mechanism on #Iran
👉 https://www.iai.it/en/node/20497
📢 Out now! This new @ensured.bsky.social report by Matteo Bursi & Ettore Greco warns that diverging US–EU approaches to #cryptocurrencies risk fragmenting #globalgovernance.
They call for stronger EU leadership to sustain multilateral cooperation
Check it out!👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
They call for stronger EU leadership to sustain multilateral cooperation
Check it out!👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
September 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
📢 Out now! This new @ensured.bsky.social report by Matteo Bursi & Ettore Greco warns that diverging US–EU approaches to #cryptocurrencies risk fragmenting #globalgovernance.
They call for stronger EU leadership to sustain multilateral cooperation
Check it out!👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
They call for stronger EU leadership to sustain multilateral cooperation
Check it out!👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
What does it take to be an AI leader? Pia Hüsch proposes a five-factor model examining how countries compete for global AI dominance beyond the US-China rivalry, identifying opportunities for middle powers, such as Japan, to be relevant
Check it out👉 https://www.iai.it/en/node/20402
Check it out👉 https://www.iai.it/en/node/20402
August 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
What does it take to be an AI leader? Pia Hüsch proposes a five-factor model examining how countries compete for global AI dominance beyond the US-China rivalry, identifying opportunities for middle powers, such as Japan, to be relevant
Check it out👉 https://www.iai.it/en/node/20402
Check it out👉 https://www.iai.it/en/node/20402
Check out a new #IAIPaper comparing Italy’s #MatteiPlan and Spain’s Africa Strategy - two “frontier” countries with very different approaches to relations with African countries. How will these models shape other European countries' engagement?
Read it here➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20443
Read it here➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20443
August 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Check out a new #IAIPaper comparing Italy’s #MatteiPlan and Spain’s Africa Strategy - two “frontier” countries with very different approaches to relations with African countries. How will these models shape other European countries' engagement?
Read it here➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20443
Read it here➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20443