ISPI – Fabrizio Coticchia is Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Genoa, where he teaches Strategic Studies, Foreign Policy Analysis and The Political System of the EU. His research interests focus on Italian and European foreign and defence policy, military transformation, and the role of strategic narratives. His articles have been published in, among others, International Peacekeeping, European Political Science Review, Journal of European Public Policy, International Relations, Government & Opposition, and Foreign Policy Analysis. He coordinates a PRIN project on lessons learned for Italian defence. His next book (with J. Davison) will be: NATO’s Engagement with the Southern Flank: The Atlantic Alliance Looks South, Routledge.