Preparing for Enlargement: The EU and Western Balkans’ Contributions
The EU and the Western Balkans are in the process of preparing for new EU enlargements. To this end, the EU has just adopted a New Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, that is supposed to increase their participation in the European Single...
Spotlight
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“A politically motivated cultural war” waged through “hate speech, aggression and abuse” via social media:[1] it was thus that Thomas Bach, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), described the swathe of disinformation and...Publicationview -
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the European Council extended EU accession prospects to Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, while reinvigorating enlargement towards the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo,...Publicationview -
Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine poses multiple threats to international security, with nuclear safety and nuclear weapons returning to the forefront of global politics. Alongside verbal threats of using tactical nuclear weapons, Russia’s...Publicationview
Publications
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IAI Commentaries 03/06/2025
The Siege of the Soul: Ukrainian Culture in Wartime
leggi tuttoVolodymyr Sheiko
Rome, IAI, May 2025, 7 p.
In: IAI Commentaries 25|32
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The International Spectator 30/05/2025
Political Narratives and Global Realities: Evolution without Revolution in Turkish Foreign Policy
leggi tuttoSamuele Carlo Ayrton Abrami
The International Spectator, Vol. 60, No. 2, June 2025, p. 170-172
In: The International Spectator 60/2
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The International Spectator 30/05/2025
Contested Securitisation of Migration in the Post-Soviet Space: The Case of Russian Migrants in Georgia
leggi tuttoKornely Kakachia, Salome Kandelaki, Salome Minesashvili
The International Spectator, Vol. 60, No. 2, June 2025, p. 114-129
In: The International Spectator 60/2
Research
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DE-CONSPIRATOR: Detecting and Countering Information Suppression from A Transnational Perspective
DE-CONSPIRATOR is a three-year project, coordinated by Ozyegin Universitesi and where IAI leads a Work Package, focusing on disinformation tactics...leggi tutto -
The future of EU enlargement: Accelerating European integration in the Western Balkans
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has tested the EU’s cohesion and effectiveness not only with regard to its internal governance, but also with...leggi tutto -
Re-configuring EU-Turkey Relations: New Visions for Foreign Policy Cooperation towards a Shared Regional Future
With the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan and the continuation of overlapping security and stability challenges across much of the Middle...leggi tutto
Events
10/06/2025
Istituto Affari Internazionali | 15:00
Putin’s Russia and the war against Ukraine: Insights from Nobel Prize winning Human Rights Activists
20/05/2025
Istituto Affari Internazionali | 16:00
The Nuclear Threat in the Russia-Ukraine War: Rhetoric, Reality, and Implications for European Security
16/04/2025
Webinar | h. 10:00 CEST
Presentation of the IEA's Quarterly Gas Market Report | Q2 - 2025
IAI in the media
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Boston Herald: McManus: War in Ukraine is a battle of wills and economic pain
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Financial Times: Italy’s media is being roiled by rows over Russian propaganda
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Reporting Democracy: Experts Call For ‘New Marshall Plan’ For Ukraine
Experts
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Senior fellow
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Director
