Online Defense is a newspaper (Reg. Court of Rome n ° 302 of 12/12/2013) providing information on the world of defense, related industry and theaters of peace and war.
Experts and enthusiasts work together to ensure that the "culture of defense" is not a niche phenomenon but a reality accessible to all, without partiality or prejudice.
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The online defense team:
Andrea Cucco (dresponsible lector) - Freelance journalist, graduated in law, he obtained a Master in International Strategic-Military Studies at the CASD (Centro Alti Studi della Difesa) in Rome. He did reportage in Nepal in 2006 at the end of the civil war and in Afghanistan in 2011 (embedded) and in 2012 (freelance). A retired lieutenant, he completed military service in 1990 as a complement officer in the mechanized infantry (mortar driver on M106).
Fernando Termentini - General Officer of the Italian Army Reserve. He attended the Military Academy of Modena. He graduated in Strategic Sciences and during his career he has dealt with all the activities connected with the various degrees covered as Officer of the Genius of the Genius. He gained particular national and international experience in the field of explosives and the reclamation of territories polluted by the presence of mines and unexploded war devices. Currently he provides advice in the field of reclamation, deals with risk analysis related to the threat of conventional and non-conventional terrorism and the technical problems of the use of IED (Improvised Explosive Device). He is the author of numerous publications and studies that can be consulted through his site www.fernandotermentini.it
Alessandro Rugolo - Officer of the Italian Army. He attended the Military Academy of Modena. He has a degree in Strategic Sciences and in International and Diplomatic Sciences. Over the course of his career he has been involved in all the activities connected with the various degrees covered as Officer of the Weapon of Transmissions. He gained particular national and international experience in the Information and Communication Technology sector. He is currently in service at the Army General Staff. He is the author of two books and numerous articles available on his blog: http://tuttologi-accademia.blogspot.it
Giuseppe Sfacteria - It is a Ligurian as you can find many in Liguria. He likes to use all the time he has and, when he loses a little, he is probably writing stories. You earn a living with a job that fully satisfies it, despite frequent adversities. One prays not to belong only to himself and to the few people who love him. Care for Online Defense the heading "Tales of Military Life" (This email address is being protected from spambots. And 'you need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).
Andrea Pastore - Officer of the Cavalry Weapon, he attended the normal courses of the Military Academy of Modena with the 181 'Course "Example". In 2004 he was assigned to the 1 'Armored Regiment of Capo Teulada where he served as Commander of Plotone Carri, Commander of Company Carri and Support Arms. In 2007 he was transferred to the Palmanova 4 'Genoa Cavalry Regiment where he served as Deputy Commander of Squadron, Commander of the 4' Squadron Blindo Pesanti, Head Office OAI, Officer in charge of IP. He currently serves at the "Pozzuolo del Friuli" Cavalry Brigade Command in Gorizia. He took part in the NATO "Destined Glory" exercise in the 2004, the "Joint Enterprise" operations in Kosovo, "Leonte" in Lebanon, "ISAF" in Afghanistan and "Safe Roads" in Italy. He attended the 139 'Course of the General Staff, is awarded the cross of Knight of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George. Journalist in the register of publicists graduated in Strategic Science, Political Science and Diplomatic Sciences for International Organizations.
Francesco Bergamo - He is director of press agency and scholar of demodoxalogy and open sources. He followed the Italian FFAA in crisis areas as an embedded journalist. He has collaborated on the realization of two television documentaries on the activities of FFAA. He has collaborated with Defense Pages and Defense Information on Open Source Intelligence. He was invited to various conferences as a speaker on demodoxalogy-Osint. He has held two speeches at the University of Trieste on how to read information in newspapers with the science of demodoxalogy.
Daniela Lombardi - Professional journalist, law graduate, master in environmental law, specialized in international institutional communication with particular reference to cooperation. He supervised the communication of various Italian local authorities and followed the information activity for the European institutions in Brussels. He has made reports for several national newspapers on Afghanistan, Lebanon and Kosovo. She is engaged in the study of the action of Italian soldiers abroad. The result of this activity were some publications. Among these, a book on the Italian contingent in Afghanistan entitled "I promise you I return" that has won several international awards and one on the life of Salvo D'Acquisto based on unpublished documents of the cause of Beatification of the Vicebrigadiere, published by the Vatican Editions, entitled "My duty I did it".
Franco Iacch - He has collaborated with Repubblica, L'Espresso, the Quotidiano di Sicilia and various online publications. Accredited with the Ministry of Defense from the 2007 and with NATO from the 2011, he made numerous specials at the bases of the Italian Air Force and the US Navy of Sigonella. He collaborated with the French, Swedish and Canadian contingents during the risks incurred in times of crisis. Reportage during the Libyan conflict aboard the Garibaldi aircraft carrier. Seminars at the European Parliament: among them also a special on the Space Shield.
Giovanni Caprara - Scholar of international politics and geopolitics, in 2010 he published the techno thriller “Bersaglio Nucleare” published by Edizioni Progetto Cultura. He writes articles on geopolitics, political philosophy, militaria and military history for the following magazines: Eurasia, Geopolitical News, Conflicts and Strategies, Center for Strategic Studies Carlo De Cristoforis, Talent in History and Tuttostoria.
Denise Serangelo - Born in 1989, she graduated in Strategic Sciences at the Army Application and Military Studies School at the University of Turin. He is currently attending the Master's Degree in Strategic Science and Organizational Policy, specializing in the analysis of weapons systems and in Italian armament and defense policy.
Monica Palermo - Roman by birth, Lucanian, Sicilian and Brazilian of origin. Editorial graphic designer at the IED is an expert in communication from the 1984. Photographer / photoreporter of military events, worldly events, news and more. Abstract artist loves digital art. Collaborate with texts and photographs with Agrpress.it and ilprofumodelladolcevita.it. He founded and manages the blog militarynewsfromitaly.com.
Andrea Strippoli Lanternini - He graduated in Law with a thesis in criminal law entitled "Functional guarantees and new causes of non-punishment for intelligence workers", he obtained a Master's Degree in Peacekeeping and Security Studies with a thesis entitled "Intelligence as an instrument of contrast of international terrorism with a religious political matrix ". He is a qualified advisor for the application of International Humanitarian Law in armed conflicts and in Crisis Response Situation. He held the Advanced Training Course in forensic science, investigative analysis, crime scene intervention and criminal profiling achieving the qualification of Forensic Examiner. He is a scholar of issues related to intelligence, terrorism and geopolitics with particular interest for the Middle and Far East.
Nicolò Giordana - Member of the Center for Defense and Security Studies, he is an expert in Military Criminal Law, Intelligence and Terrorism. Graduated in Law with full marks and honors, he is also assistant to the chair of criminal procedure at the Faculty of Law of the University of Turin, collaborator of various law magazines and, for passion, he deals with military history. Author of the book "De bello Napoleonico", he is a member of the Italian Society of Military History. In 2015 he attended and passed the 16th course as legal adviser for the Armed Forces.
Giampiero Venturi - Author, publicist, graduate in Economics, deals with communication. Geopolitics analyst, has direct experiences in more than 60 countries in the world, including many war theaters and critical areas. Discharged by the Carabinieri, he continues the activity with the ANPdI.
Roberto Colella - Doctor in Political Science, Masters in Geopolitics and Masters in Criminology and Intelligence in the fight against Terrorism. Expert in Contemporary History at the University of Molise, journalist collaborates with Defense Information, Military Magazine, Limes, Letter 43, QN and with the Institute of Advanced Studies in Geopolitics and Auxiliary Sciences. He directs the CrimIntel LAB holding seminars to police forces.
Ciro Luigi Tuccillo - Graduated in European politics and institutions, expert in geopolitics, he deals in particular with the study of the external relations of the European Union. He is Coordinator of the "Prospettiva Europa" Research Observatory at the Italian Institute for the Future with which he carries out research on the development of the European security and defense system. He writes for the magazine "Future", e collaborates with CeSEC - Center for Contemporary European Studies.
Salvatore Pappalardo - Registered in the register of journalists since 1995. He has always been passionate about military life and has participated in many military exercises and operations including the Canale 2007,2008,2009, the Mare Nostrum, the Noble Manta of NATO and bilateral exercises of the navy with the navies Libyan and Tunisian. He documented the missions in Kosovo and Lebanon.