Stefano Marras

The author is a double masters' graduate in History at the University of Bologna and International Relations at Utrecht University.  He is a contributor to the Italian magazine “Il Caffè Geopolitico” and  for the UK-based “Atlas Institute for International Affairs.” His focus is on European security and history, military technology, EU, British and German foreign policy.

Germany and Italy Should Be Strong Security Actors: European Security Demands It

As the world enters into a new period of instability and great power competition, European security cannot be given for granted anymore. The times...

The EU Strategy for the Indo-Pacific

Following the examples of France, Germany and the Netherlands, on April 16th, the European Union (EU) published the guidelines for an Indo-Pacific strategy. They...

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