Istituto Affari Internazionali

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Istituto Affari Internazionali
Formation1965
TypeInternational relations think tank
HeadquartersVia dei Montecatini, 17
Location
President
Ferdinando Nelli Feroci
Vice Presidents
Ettore Greco (Executive), Michele Nones, Pier Carlo Padoan
Director
Nathalie Tocci
Website iai.it/en

The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) (English: Institute of International Affairs) is an Italian international relations think tank, and non-profit organisation founded in 1965 by Altiero Spinelli. It is ranked among the global top-20 think tanks in the "Foreign Policy and International Relations" category, according to the 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index. [1]

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History

Altiero Spinelli was the institute's first director, thanks to joint contributions from the Fondazione Olivetti, the cultural and political association Il Mulino and the Nord e Sud Research Center, as well as to substantial support from the Ford Foundation. Spinelli took North American and British think tanks as a model: he created a flexible private organization, distinct from university institutes and governmental or ministerial research centers, yet capable of inter-acting and cooperating with the government, the public administration, national economic actors and foreign academic centers. These are still the IAI's outstanding features today. In September 2020 the Institute moved to Palazzo Cipolla, an elegant Neo-Renaissance building in the heart of Rome. The Institute's main objective is to promote an understanding of the problems of international politics through studies, research, training, meetings and publications, with the aim of increasing the opportunities of all countries to move in the direction of supranational organization, democratic freedom and social justice (IAI Statute, Article 1). [2]

Research

Research focuses on the following thematic areas:

The research staff is made up of nearly 40 researchers, including area or project directors. Most of the research projects are carried out together with other institutes with similar characteristics.

The Institute is an active participant in – and has sometimes even been a promoter of – important transnational research networks:

Publications

In addition, the IAI manages three websites:

Footnotes

  1. 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report
  2. "IAI Statute" (PDF). Istituto Affari Internazionali. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  3. Council of Councils
  4. EuroMeSCo
  5. ETTG
  6. New-Med
  7. TEPSA
  8. Routledge
  9. Peter Lang
  10. IAI Research Papers
  11. IAI Papers
  12. IAI Commentaries
  13. AffarInternazionali.it

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