Italy and NATO: What Defence?

Abstract:

On 19 November 2015, the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), with the support of the NATO Public Diplomacy Division and with the strategic partnership of Finmeccanica, organised a conference in Rome in the context of the Defence Matter project. The conference, entitled “Italia e Nato: quale difesa?” (Italy and NATO: what defence?), focused on the reorganisation of the Italian defence system in the Euro-Atlantic security context.

This report presents the main themes discussed by the speakers. Starting from an overview of the current international scenario and, in particular, of the threats arising along the Eastern and Southern borders of the Atlantic Alliance, the discussants have examined how NATO, the European Union and Italy are dealing with these security issues.