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  • La missione in Niger e la politica di difesa italiana. Un’analisi.
  • Culture, interests, multidimensional threats, and Italian defence policy
  • Il caso F-35. Una prospettiva diversa.
  • The transformation of Italian Armed Forces in comparative perspective
  • Effective strategic narratives?
  • "Through military lenses"
  • Italian Foreign Policy during Matteo Renzi's Government. A Domestically Focused Outsider and the World
  • Effective strategic narratives?

From enthusiasm to retreat: Italy and military missions abroad after the Cold War

28 May 2020 by ViA Leave a Comment

If you are interested in Italian defense you should look at this paper, which provides an updated overview of the literature on Italian military missions abroad. The paper is titled: “From enthusiasm to retreat: Italy and military missions abroad after the Cold War” (by Fabrizio Coticchia and Francesco N. Moro), Italian Political Science, 15(1) 2020.

Here below the abstract:

Italy represents an important case of defense policy change after the Cold War. While during the bipo-lar era the country rarely intervened abroad and was deeply constrained in its defense policy by do-mestic as well as international factors, in the post-Cold War era, Italy has constantly intervened in major conflicts in the Balkans, the Middle East and Afghanistan. Yet, in the past decade, and especial-ly after the 2011 Libyan intervention, Italian activism has consistently diminished. The purpose of this article is to describe this trend and to review theories that have been put forward to explain Italian activism (and retrenchment). While several insights can emerge from multiple studies dedicated to the topic, we argue that some elements such as legacies and institutional constraints have been some-what overlooked and actually open promising avenues for research.

You can download the paper here

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Filed Under: Contemporary warfare, Defense in Europe, Italian military operations abroad, Italian Strategy and Doctrine

“Peaceful legislatures? Parliaments and military interventions after the Cold War: Insights from Germany and Italy”

3 February 2020 by ViA Leave a Comment

How do formal and informal constraints shape the opportunity structures faced by executives that are willing to undertake military interventions? "Our" Fabrizio Coticchia and Francesco N. Moro aimed to answer this question with a paper that is … [Continue reading]

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Difesa e missioni militari: necessario un dibattito pubblico nel Paese

3 February 2020 by ViA Leave a Comment

Nell'attesa della prossima discussione parlamentare sulle missioni militari all'estero la rivista Affari Internazionali ha avviato un interessante dibattito sul tema. Qui il link al contributo fornito dal "nostro" Fabrizio Coticchia. Qui in calce … [Continue reading]

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A new database: “The Parliamentary Deployment Votes Database (PDVD)”

15 May 2019 by ViA Leave a Comment

Have a look at this new terrific debates on parliamentary votes on the deployment of armed forces. Here you'll find all the info on this OPEN database. Here you'll find all the data. And here some details on the international network that has … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary warfare, Defense in Europe, Italian military operations abroad, Italian Strategy and Doctrine Tagged With: Defense, Parliaments, parties

Book Launch: “The Handbook of European Defense Policies and Armed Forces”

6 May 2019 by ViA Leave a Comment

We are really happy to promote the forthcoming Book Launch: The Handbook of European Defense Policies and Armed Forces (Oxford University Press, 2018), edited by Hugo Meijer and Marco Wyss On May 13, the European University Institute (EUI), Robert … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary warfare, Defense in Europe, Italian military operations abroad, Italian Strategy and Doctrine Tagged With: Armed Forces, Europe, Italy

Italian Foreign Policy during Matteo Renzi’s Government. A Domestically Focused Outsider and the World

12 March 2019 by ViA Leave a Comment

If your are interested in Foreign Policy Analysis, and especially you are working on Italian Foreign Policy, you should look at this new book by “our” Fabrizio Coticchia (along with Jason W. Davidson: “Italian Foreign Policy during Matteo Renzi's … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Italian military operations abroad, Italian Strategy and Doctrine Tagged With: Foreign Policy Analysis, Italian foreign policy, Italy, Renzi

Some interesting conferences….

12 March 2019 by ViA Leave a Comment

We are pleased to recommend some upcoming interesting conferences in political science and IR. You’ll find below also the details regarding the call for papers. Starting from Italy we suggest the upcoming annual conference of the Italian Political … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary warfare, Defense in Europe, Italian military operations abroad, Italian Strategy and Doctrine Tagged With: Defense, Foreign Policy Analysis, SGRI, SISP

Political parties matter: a research agenda on interactions among elites in post-conflict democracies

15 December 2018 by ViA Leave a Comment

We are pleased to recommend a new paper on political parties, power-sharing, and post-conflict societies. The manuscript ("Political parties matter: a research agenda on interactions among elites in post-conflict democracies") has been published … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary warfare Tagged With: Conflicts, Genova, parties, peacebuilding, power-sharing

Call for Papers: European Initiative on Security Studies Annual Conference

25 November 2018 by ViA Leave a Comment

Also this year we are pleased to highlight the European Initiative on Security Studies (EISS) Annual Conference. Here you'll find all the details of the Call for Papers. The European Initiative on Security Studies is a Europe-wide … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary warfare, Defense in Europe Tagged With: Defense, EISS, Europe, Military Transformation, Paris, Terrorism

Italian political parties and Military Operations: an Empirical Analysis on Voting Patterns

9 November 2018 by ViA Leave a Comment

by Valerio Vignoli* and Fabrizio Coticchia** Despite the recent delays, the new Italian government is called to take a decision on military deployments abroad soon. Which operations to renew? Which to initiate? Which to terminate? While we know … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary warfare, Defense in Europe, Italian military operations abroad, Italian Strategy and Doctrine Tagged With: Italian Defense, Italy, Lega Nord, M5S, missions, Parliaments

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Fabrizio Coticchia Profile Image I work on contemporary warfare, public opinion and military operations, Italian and European strategic culture (if there is such a thing...) More.
Francesco N. Moro Profile Image I work on organizations that change (or try to). Currently, I conduct research on armed forces in Europe and on mafias moving in “non-traditional” areas. More.

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