New U.S. Army tank platoon doctrine is out. Includes instructions for targeting quadcopters with the main gun of an M1A2 Abrams MBT.

Our Deputy Director, Giulia Tercovich, and researcher, Ivan Zaccagnini, are at IPSA 2025 in Seoul to present papers from our ERC-funded SINATRA project focusing on EU-China-USA relations. #IPSA2025 I IPSA More info🔸 wc2025.ipsa.org/wc/home

How can we assess EU member states' views of Taiwan? What role do trade and security considerations play in developing relations? We answer such questions in our In-Depth Paper: "Europe’s Eyes on Taiwan: Strategic Ties, Different Perspectives". Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/eu…

📢NEW DAIO COUNTRY STUDY📚 We are excited to release "An Underdeveloped Strategic Neccessity," our latest study on #defenseAI in #Pakistan 🇵🇰 by Umaima Ali, former research assistant at Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies. Get your copy here: defenseai.eu/daio_study2528…

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The past integration of wartime game changers -- airplanes and tanks -- provide lessons for how the Army should (and should not) integrate drones into formations WAR ROOM Ivan Zaccagnini Jeffrey Wright buff.ly/rHz7CME

629 missiles and drones in a single night over Ukraine: this is Russia’s idea of peace. Terror and barbarism. More than a dozen dead, including children. Residential areas and civilian infrastructures deliberately targeted. The offices of the European Union Delegation

Nel nuovo numero di RiEnergia un mio contributo, con il collega Giacomo Leccese, su infrastrutture critiche sottomarine e sicurezza energetica e digitale italiana.

The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 is back in the skies over Ukraine. After a long hiatus, it’s again striking Russian positions. Its returns is informative about the role of medium altitude long endurance (MALE) drones in conventional conflicts. twz.com/air/ukraines-t…

Il #sabotaggio delle infrastrutture sottomarine è un pericolo per l’#Italia, che annovera collegamenti fondamentali per i flussi tra l’#Europa, l’#Africa e l’#Asia ➡️tinyurl.com/58vc4ftw ✍️Giacomo Leccese (ricercatore indipendente) e Ivan Zaccagnini (Luiss e VUB )

🚨new article online Ivan Zaccagnini & Antonio Calcara analyze the Italian+British decisions regarding the exclusion of Chinese companies from their 5G networks. Read more on how internal cohesion affects states' answers to pressure by great powers:👉tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

❗New Research❗ "Unpacking the Target State Response to Wedging and Binding Strategies: The Case of 5G", by Ivan Zaccagnini and Antonio Calcara for Contemporary Security Policy. Congratulations on a great article! Read tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #5G

Keeping NATO airspace safe 🛡️ An integrated system of radars, fighter jets and anti-air missiles keeps our one billion people safe Tap to learn how it works ↓

The paper doesn't debunk any widely held belief. It looks at Chinese official documents and statements, and found no evidence *in these documents* China wants to replace the US as a global hegemony. The conclusion we can draw from this analysis should not go further than that.

Glad and honored to have taken part in this special issue for JEI. Thanks to the editors and to Luis Simón and Daniel Fiott for their amazing work! See our contribution with Joris Teer 刘亚伯 and Antonio Calcara: Technological underpinnings of European autonomy and US-China competition

❗New Research❗ We are delighted to share the news that our Special Issue with the Journal of European Integration on European autonomy in US-China rivalry has just been published. Guest edited by Luis Simón & Daniel Fiott. A thread👇 Read tandfonline.com/toc/geui20/cur…

📢 New publication out!

🚨New research! We are excited to share the latest paper by #EISS Board Member Antonio Calcara and Ivan Zaccagnini, published in CSP Journal ! “Unpacking the target state response to wedging and binding strategies: The case of 5G” 📙Read it here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…