My most recent paper on how Italy has faced multidimensional threat with military tools. Within the broader framework of a PRIN project, together with Michela Ceccorulli, we've just published on Mediterranean Politics the paper: "Multidimensional Threats and Military Engagement: The Case of the Italian Intervention in Libya". Here the link (gated). Here below the abstract:
The military operation in Libya (2011) is a paradigmatic case regarding the growing interaction of new security challenges: regional instability, transnational organized crime and illegal immigration. The main aim of the paper is to answer the question: Why has Italy employed a specifically military instrument to tackle transnational and non-military threats? Through process tracing the research looks at the political debate over the decision-making process in the case of the Italian military engagement in Libya, emphasizing the role played by the strategic culture, international norms and domestic dynamics.
While the paper is focused on the naval operation during the recent war in Libya our current research is examining other cases and other multidimensional threats to security (natural disasters, piracy, humanitarian crises). Indeed, the next paper we will present at the SGRI (Trento, June 2015) focuses on Darfur, Haiti and Somalia.
