21/10/15 | Interviews
Iraq: the key to not falling into the tragic mistakes of the past
More or less at the 5 in the morning (Iraqi local time) of the 20 March 2003 the Iraqi Freedom operation began. The country was invaded by a "coalition of the willing", as the ...
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20/10/15 | Letters to the Director
Letter from the general commander of the Corps of Port Authorities
I felt a spontaneous bitterness in reading the article (I don't think it had the role of a "letter") entitled "150th anniversary of the Port Authorities - Guard ...
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19/10/15 | Events
Drum roll for the Trident Juncture 2015
This morning the opening ceremony of the NATO Trident Juncture 2015 exercise was held in Trapani. The exercise, the most important of the Alliance in 2015, takes place in ...
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19/10/15 | Letters to the Director
Paracarro beats commemorative memorial 2 to ZERO
It is certainly a particular title, the one I have chosen, but certainly less vulgar and free from the risk of having to pay royalties, than the phrase
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19/10/15 | Insights
The crime of capturing hostages
The 18 December 1979, in New York, the International Convention against the capture of hostages was signed, then ratified by Italy only six years later with the 26 Law ...
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16/10/15 | Events
Pisa commemorates the fallen of the Thunderbolt: when Churchill bowed to the Italian Lions
On the morning of 16 October the sky above Pisa is hostile, clouds full of water, the wind whipping, cold. Despite the climatic obstacles, there are several hundred Basques ...
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15/10/15 | Letters to the Director
Defense: and if the change was dangerous?
Dear director, as a faithful reader of Online Defense, it seems to me that I have not read anything about the change at the top of one of the most significant seats of our defense ...
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12/10/15 | Military law
The legal legitimacy of Italy and its military participation against ISIS
Despite the lack of knowledge of international law by both parliamentarians who are in opposition, both those who support the current government, and those who ...
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12/10/15 | Events
Italy returns from the VI Military World Games with 32 medals
With the prestigious result of 32 medals, the participation of the Italian delegation to the VI Games ended ...
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12/10/15 | Military law
Some reflections on the recent bombing of Kunduz hospital in light of international law
The 3 October a US air raid, carried out in support of Afghan troops, caused the destruction of ...
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11/10/15 | Insights
OSINT evolution hypothesis to counter terrorism
The phenomenon of terrorism is also fought with Open Source Intelligence (Osint). The current application methodology ...
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10/10/15 | Letters to the Director
150 ° anniversary of the Port Authorities - Coast Guard, when to celebrate means propaganda
Dear director, celebrate one hundred and fifty years of history of a military body belonging to the Navy, ...
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10/10/15 | Points of view
Middle East powder: the risks of Putin
The actions of Moscow concern the forces of NATO and the USA. In fact, the latter have always declared that they "do not ...
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09/10/15 | Insights
Back to the past: the new patent from the raider
San Rossore, 6 October 2015. In the military world, symbols acquire considerable value: they are useful to ...
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07/10/15 | Events
VI World Military Games in Korea: still medals in fencing, military pentathlon, paralympic sport
Still medals from the Italian military athletes, traveling to Korea for the VI World Military Games (GMM), which ...
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07/10/15 | Publishing
Does Italy really want to put itself in the middle of what could be unleashed?
After the news published by Corriere della Sera regarding the possibility of bombing actions in Iraq by ...
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07/10/15 | Events
Today at 13.20 live streaming of the press conference between Minister Pinotti and the US Secretary of Defense
Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti and US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will discuss today ...
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05/10/15 | Events
VI World Military Games in Korea: the first medals of the Azzurri
The selection of Italian athletes participating in the World Military Games (GMM) bring home the first medals ...
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05/10/15 | Interviews
War reporter profession: is there still room? Interview with Fausto Biloslavo
To be a war reporter is a dream common to many journalists and non-journalists. For the distance from reality ...
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04/10/15 | Letters to the Director
Letter to the editor regarding "A lesson for today's strategists from Lawrence of Arabia"
Egr. Director, I have been a reader of the magazines for a short time. I enjoyed some articles and others I would have something to ...
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Events
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Publishing
Backchannels and fireworks: US mediation behind Iranian retaliation on Israel?
As announced by the Iranian regime, the announced retaliation for the (unannounced) attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on 1 April 2024 which led to the death of...
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Letters to the Director
Letters to Defense Online: "Carabinieri and sinking of the Garibaldi"
Mine is not meant to be a sterile controversy but after more than thirty years of wearing the uniform I consider it a "fair" controversy. Decisions regarding the size and composition of forces...
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