15/05/19 | Interviews
Interview with col. Borghesi: "At CAPAR, more than paratroopers, we train Italians ..."
“We are a small enclave, we are a family, we grow up within the same school and there we recognize ourselves. Even those who leave, however, are proud of the ...
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16/04/19 | Interviews
Exclusive interview with minister of the Libyan provisional government: "The Italian government (not Italy!) Supported Al Sarraj"
To err is human but persevere diabolical. The aphorism perfectly sums up the short-sighted strategy implemented by the last governments in the management of the endless Libyan crisis ...
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02/04/19 | Interviews
The future of the CARA of Mineo. Interview with the President of the Chamber's Defense Committee, the Hon. Rizzo
Mineo is a pleasant Italian town in the province of Catania in Sicily, located on some hills on the north-western slopes of the Iblei mountains. Above all, with his just 5 ....
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02/04/19 | Interviews
Training course in military matters for young people: we meet the first signatory, Matteo Perego of Cremnago
Last 27 March the Chamber of Deputies approved the bill that starts the experimentation of a training course in the military field for the young Italians, of the ...
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23/03/19 | Interviews
Interview with the Ambassador of Ukraine in Italy. Besides Al Bano there is more ...
"The last four years have not been easy years for all of us. To be honest, they have been years of serious testing: it seemed like we were facing a lot of problems ...
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19/03/19 | Interviews
"In Syria there is a strong link between the Alauits and the Christians", interview with Reem Salman
One of the most abused descriptions by the mass media in relation to the Syrian Civil War is that of a sectarian conflict opposing the "Sunni" majority ...
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15/03/19 | Interviews
Syria: "Without the United States and its allies the war would have ended a long time ago", interview with Kevork Almassian
The Syrian Civil War is raging now from 8 years in the heaths of the Levant and has contributed to changing not just the perception of Middle Eastern crises and the relationship ...
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28/02/19 | Interviews
Undersecretary of Defense on. Raffaele Volpi: the right man on the wrong step?
Do you need to be prepared to stay at the top of our armed forces? It is undoubtedly desirable, however the last 9 months have shown that the supposed competence ...
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18/02/19 | Interviews
Cybersecurity scandal: Netherlands-Italy 300-3
Have you ever imagined that one of the main cyber threats afflicting our country is an 2008 worm? Such as...
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09/02/19 | Interviews
Interview with Nicolò Manca, a general still "in the (vain) search for an Army"
The military narrative is full of memoirs of generals in which they recount their deeds in wartime, ...
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25/01/19 | Interviews
Interview with the president of the Civil Defense Personnel Specificity Committee: "one cannot pretend that 26.000 people do not exist"
Dr. Filomena Crafa is the president of the "Committee for the Specificity of Civil Defense Personnel", group ...
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08/01/19 | Interviews
CBRN terrorist threats to Europe according to dr. Ely Karmon
"Taking a look at the history of jihadist attacks and the decisions of Osama Bin Laden to develop any ...
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10/11/18 | Interviews
Interview with prof. Neri: "... Europe is ours too, not a lost identity"
"The key thing to stress is that it was a great national war, which for the first time saw an army ...
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12/10/18 | Interviews
Defense Commission: Hon. Rizzo, "proud of our soldiers and of the role that Italy plays"
A delegation from the Defense Commission of the Chamber has recently returned from the oldest mission area for our ...
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01/10/18 | Interviews
F35 Revolution
My arrival at Amendola airport eloquently sums up the jump made by the Air Force with F35 ... ...
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15/08/18 | Interviews
Does it still make sense to talk about military service?
The theme of the revival of the military service has recently imposed itself on the national debate after ...
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23/07/18 | Interviews
Domenico Vecchioni: Cicero Operation. The most intriguing spy-story of the Second World War
Turkey, October 26, 1943. A top secret telegram sent by the local embassy of the Third Reich for the Ministry ...
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18/07/18 | Interviews
The real F-35 scandal: Italy
“A very expensive project. A useless machine. An airplane with a thousand problems. " The attacks on the aircraft that will constitute ...
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11/07/18 | Interviews
Online Defense meets Hon. Gianluca Rizzo, the new president of the Defense Committee of the Chamber
The Honorable Gianluca Rizzo is recently president of the Defense Committee of the Chamber. Let's talk about an organ ...
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10/07/18 | Interviews
Contractors: "You can shoot very well, you have 20 years of Special Forces behind you, but if you don't know the languages you won't go anywhere"
"Now I'm working with the GardaWorld company in Libya, I can't tell you who the customer is, I'll just tell you it's a ...
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Has Putin understood Xi Jinping's masterpiece?
In the past week, much has been written in the media about Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow. Going back 15 months, however, I would like to recall one aspect: is it possible that the war...
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Letters to the Director
New letter to Online Defense regarding the Lynx Vs CV90 issue
Dear Director, I follow your columns and online discussions with passion. Speaking of, hopefully, the future IFV, I have understood your criticisms regarding the BAE CV90. I have some questions. Weight and...
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