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Italy Defence and Security Report Q1 2008Published by: Business Monitor International Published: Feb. 25, 2008 - 58 Pages Table of Contents
AbstractIn Q407 the centre-left government of Romano Prodi continued to struggle with a very narrow majority,surviving a series of closely-fought parliamentary votes of confidence. Defence and security issues duringthe period included action against organised crime, particularly the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta, and atoughening stance against criminal activity by immigrants, especially from the European accessioncountries such as Romania. BMI’s newly released Italy Defence and Security Report Q108 notes that asfar as fundamentals are concerned, Italy has a medium-term stable political outlook with a low risk fromterrorist threat. This must be qualified by a continuing vulnerability to corruption at various levels withinthe political system, and an antagonistic relationship between the judiciary and the politicians. A furthercomplicating factor is the question of bias in the media, with new legislation expected to tackle thisthorny question. There is resistance to reform and a threat of a deadlock, either at national political levelbecause after the next elections there may be a hung parliament, or at interest group/industrial relationslevel, because reform proposals may get blocked. The political system remains somewhat vulnerable toauthoritarianism.There are currently no major conventional military threats to Italy, but the threat from internationalterrorism is significant. The threat of domestic terrorism has been significantly reduced since thedismantling of the extreme left-wing terrorist group, the Rosa Brigatta, though some fragmented memberscontinue to operate. Italy’s withdrawal of troops from Iraq at the end of 2006 helped to reduce, but ofcourse not eliminate, the threat from international terrorism. To defend against these threats and ensure the country’s national security, Italy boasts one of the largestarmed forces in Europe, which is, under its budgetary constraints, modernising to adapt to the changingnature of threats and warfare, and focusing on force projection and complete integration at multinationallevels. The defence industry has obtained significant domestic contracts in recent years, but is lookingincreasingly towards pan-European and trans-Atlantic ventures to ensure its growth. Get Full Details About This Report >> |
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