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| Italian Institute for International Political Studies | |
|---|---|
| Name | Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale |
| Acronym | ISPI |
| Formation | 1934 |
| Headquarters | Milan |
| Region served | Italy, Europe, Global |
| Leader title | President |
Italian Institute for International Political Studies
The Italian Institute for International Political Studies is a Milan-based think tank focused on contemporary foreign affairs, strategic studies, and diplomatic analysis. It operates within networks connecting United Nations, European Union, NATO, G7, and G20 policy communities, engaging with actors such as European Commission, Council of the European Union, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and national ministries of Italy, France, Germany, United Kingdom, and United States. The institute collaborates with universities, research centers, and international organizations including Sciences Po, London School of Economics, Harvard Kennedy School, Columbia University, and Johns Hopkins University.
Founded in 1934 in Milan during the interwar period, the institute developed links with diplomatic circles in Rome, Geneva, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna. During the post-World War II era it expanded contacts with United Nations, NATO, OECD, and the emerging European institutions such as the European Coal and Steel Community and the Treaty of Rome. In the Cold War context it engaged with debates involving Warsaw Pact, NATO strategic concept, Truman Doctrine, and the Marshall Plan, while Italian foreign policy figures from Alcide De Gasperi to Aldo Moro intersected with its alumni. In the 1990s the institute addressed topics linked to the Yugoslav Wars, Maastricht Treaty, Treaty of Amsterdam, and the enlargement of the European Union. More recently it has addressed crises around Ukraine crisis, Syrian Civil War, Libyan Civil War, and global issues covered by COP climate conferences and World Economic Forum gatherings.
The institute’s mission centers on analysis of international relations and support for policymaking in arenas such as European Council, United Nations Security Council, OSCE, and regional organizations like the African Union and Arab League. Its activities include policy research informing officials from Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Palazzo Chigi, Senate of the Republic (Italy), and parliamentary committees as well as civil society actors tied to Amnesty International, International Committee of the Red Cross, Greenpeace, and business groups like Confindustria. It provides expertise relevant to treaties such as the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and agreements like the Iran nuclear deal and tracks developments affecting markets monitored by European Central Bank and Financial Stability Board.
The research portfolio spans studies on security policy, energy geopolitics, migration, and trade, producing reports cited by institutions including European Parliament, European External Action Service, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and International Organization for Migration. Publications include policy briefs, working papers, and monographs referencing historical documents from archives related to Congress of Vienna and analyses invoking cases such as Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, Falklands War, and Gulf War. Collaborations have appeared alongside presses associated with Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, and Italian publishers linked to scholars from Bocconi University, University of Milan, Sapienza University of Rome, and University of Bologna.
The institute runs training programs, executive courses, and masters-level offerings developed with partners like Bocconi University, Sciences Po, and IE Business School, addressing skills for diplomats, analysts, and corporate strategists from firms such as Eni, Leonardo S.p.A., Fiat Chrysler, and international consultancies like McKinsey & Company and Boston Consulting Group. Programs cover negotiation exercises referencing case studies from the Treaty of Versailles, Camp David Accords, Good Friday Agreement, and simulation formats similar to those used by NATO Defence College and Geneva Centre for Security Policy.
Regular events include seminars, roundtables, and larger conferences that attract participants from European Commission, European Central Bank, World Health Organization, and senior diplomats from embassies accredited to Italy. Signature events convene ministers and former heads of state involved in forums akin to Munich Security Conference, Bologna Business School panels, and regional meetings parallel to those of ASEAN and African Union summits. Past panels have hosted speakers connected to initiatives such as Belt and Road Initiative, Paris Agreement, and NATO-Russia Council dialogues.
Governance structures mirror those of international think tanks with a board of trustees, scientific committee, and executive team comprising directors and program heads who liaise with international counterparts like directors at Chatham House, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Brookings Institution, Bruegel, and Center for Strategic and International Studies. Advisory memberships include former ministers, ambassadors accredited to Italy, and scholars affiliated with institutions such as Princeton University, Yale University, University of Oxford, and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
Funding mixes private donations, foundation grants from entities like Fondazione Cariplo and European grants from Horizon Europe, contracts for commissioned research with European Commission, and sponsorships by corporations active in energy, defense, and finance sectors including Enel, Saipem, CDP (Cassa Depositi e Prestiti), and banks that operate within frameworks involving European Investment Bank and Bank for International Settlements. Partnerships extend to networks such as Alliance for Securing Democracy, Global Economic Symposium, and academic consortia coordinated with EPC (European Policy Centre) and Centre for European Reform.
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