Filippo Simonelli

Junior Researcher @IAI, PhD in the Making @Unisiena

[Filippo Simonelli @f_simonelli]

@IAIonline The full brief is available at the following link - which, by the way, is my first publication as a full research fellow at @IAIonline , which is quite something, isn't it?
https://t.co/d9y2q4E1mE

[Filippo Simonelli @f_simonelli]

Today feels like an almost-holiday in Italy. Rome looks deserted, and unusually hot for the season. So perhaps there is no better moment to spend some time with my latest brief for @IAIonline

A thread (1/8):

[Filippo Simonelli @f_simonelli]

@IAIonline (8/8) Third: the spillover effects may still be impossible to quantify. Energy costs, domestic political backlash, and the stability of regions connected to resources moving through the Strait of Hormuz are only the first layers. So what should be done now?

@IAIonline

[Filippo Simonelli @f_simonelli]

"Italy is not strictly necessary, but the U.S. is losing ground with allies, so reinforcing ties with a middle power may in the end be worth the effort"
My two cents for @POLITICOEurope, as Rubio's visit to Rome may show us more than meets the eye. Thanks to @hanrobs @IAIonline

[Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI @IAIonline]

Rubio a Roma: le voci dallo IAI

La visita del Segretario di Stato americano accende i riflettori sugli equilibri tra Stati Uniti, Italia e Vaticano, tra pressioni strategiche e diplomazia complessa.
Leggi le analisi degli esperti IAI sulle maggiori testate internazionali.

@f_simonelli su @politico ricostruisce le dinamiche tra Washington e Roma, tra leve americane e margini di manovra italiani➡️ https://t.co/4H9dIpZtZO

@Alessandro__Ma su @Euractiv approfondisce il nodo sicurezza e le tensioni legate alla presenza militare USA in Italia➡️ https://t.co/OOR8xwyCyu

[Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI @IAIonline]

Euro-African relations have never been higher on the political agenda. Italy has paved the way for a more systematic dialogue with Africa through the #PianoMattei. But it’s not the only EU Member State taking steps in this direction.

This new #IAIPaper by Diego Caballero-Vélez & @f_simonelli takes a comparative look at the Italian and Spanish approaches, two key “frontier” countries, but with different strategies ➡️ https://t.co/Of0UEVSFQU

Some insights below🧵 1/5

[Filippo Simonelli @f_simonelli]

@Alessandro__Ma @eliocalcagno @mazziottidicels @Dr_G_Abbondanza End/ Part three of this series, which is going to be dedicated to the perception of threats, will be out tomorrow: If you are curious to know more yet, all the info you need is already available in the deliverable itself: https://t.co/tpwjqMutsr

[Filippo Simonelli @f_simonelli]

1/ Have we changed our mind on international organizations and mutual defense mechanisms? (in short, do we like NATO?)

🧵 A new thread from our @unisiena research on evolution of public opinion and elites’ sentiment on defense and security issues

[Filippo Simonelli @f_simonelli]

@Alessandro__Ma @eliocalcagno @mazziottidicels @Dr_G_Abbondanza 6/ If we zoom out again and take a static picture of the situation in 2024 of all NATO members, we may get other relevant information about the geographic distribution of fears, which gives us other counterintuitive insights, perhaps.

[Filippo Simonelli @f_simonelli]

Grande lavoro @eliocalcagno , fondamentale per comprendere l'evoluzione del dibattito attorno ai temi della difesa!

[Elio Calcagno @eliocalcagno]

Happy to share my recent piece on Italy for @FESonline's 2025 study on the future of NATO. The focus was not so much on 🇮🇹 itself but on the experts debate here and how it ties into our local narratives.
https://t.co/V5KMilrz6S

[Alessandro Marrone @Alessandro__Ma]

Come cittadino sono favorevole al #pontesullostretto di Messina. Ma come esperto di #difesa sul @FT spiego perché è una forzatura classificarlo un'opera strategica militare: https://t.co/cvYddehZ2a
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