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Italy’s Manufacturing Position: Scale – AI and European Resilience
Scope: This dossier assesses Italy’s manufacturing position within the European Union, with separate German, French and British comparisons, using evidence available by 22 October...
The Hanning Case: Post-Service Intelligence Risks – Internal Security and the Resilience of...
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The allegations against August Hanning, former president of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service, raise a question extending well beyond individual criminal responsibility: how effectively can...
Iran – Israel – America’s Electoral War: Europe’s Exposure and the Struggle to Control...
This assessment examines how the confrontation involving Iran, Israel and the United States is changing European security, international economic relationships and regional bargaining, with...
Lebanon’s Army at the Breaking Point: Europe’s Stakes in the Security Transition
This assessment examines whether Lebanon can establish effective state control over armed force without provoking institutional fragmentation, and evaluates the implications for the European...
Orbital Manoeuvre and the New Balance of Space Power
A technological comparison of American, Chinese and European capabilities in satellite inspection, servicing and protection
Scope: This assessment compares publicly documented rendezvous, proximity operations and...
Israel’s Contest for Power: State Identity – Palestinian Rights and the Regional Order
Scope: This assessment examines Israel’s October 2026 electoral contest, the relationship between constitutional identity and governing policy, and the consequences for Palestinians, regional security...
NearLink and Europe’s Next Digital Dependency
Scope: This assessment examines NearLink’s technological architecture, industrial development and geopolitical implications for the European Union, Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, using...
Germany’s Rearmament: From Fiscal Power to Strategic Capacity
Scope: Germany’s defence expansion and its industrial, economic and European consequences, assessed against the official record available on 20 October 2026, with an outlook...
Israel–Iran Escalation: Europe’s Exposure and Israel’s Strategic Choices
Scope: This assessment examines renewed Israeli–Iranian confrontation, the European countries most likely to become further involved, and the consequences for Israel, distinguishing the immediate...
Italy’s Semiconductor Strategy: Industrial Strength and Sovereignty Gaps
Scope: This dossier assesses Italy’s semiconductor value chain within the EU-27 and against Taiwan, South Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Singapore, distinguishing...
Undersea Drone Fleets: China and the Global Race for Maritime Persistence
This assessment examines China’s emerging underwater-drone support architecture alongside developments in the United States, Australia, Europe, Israel, Japan and South Korea, distinguishing documented capabilities...
AI-Enabled Election Threats: The Battle for Trusted Access
Cyber Intrusions, Political Impersonation and Democratic Resilience Ahead of the 2026 U.S. Midterms
Scope: This assessment examines the official record available through 18 October 2026...
The Central Sahel Crisis and Italy’s Strategic Exposure: Jihadist Fragmentation, Migration Pressure, Military Access...
Strategic Intelligence Dossier | Italian Government Decision-Making Framework
Institutional audience: Presidency of the Council of Ministers; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Ministry of...
Chip-Scale Optical Gyroscopes and the Future of GPS-Denied Navigation
Technical breakthrough, inertial-navigation limitations, photonic industrial competition and strategic implications for contested electromagnetic environments, 2026–2031
Scope: This assessment examines the optical gyroscope reported on 14...
Yemen’s Strategic Rupture: The Battle for Bab al-Mandab, Gulf Power Realignment and Europe’s Emerging...
The resurgence of warfare in Yemen is transforming a fragmented regional confrontation into a strategic challenge for international shipping, European industrial competitiveness, energy security,...
