Author profile: Giulia Amparo Bruni Roccia

Making NATO’s Smart Defence Initiative Work

Giulia Amparo Bruni Roccia • Mar 25 2013 • Essays

In the current financial crisis, NATO must encourage cooperation among its members via the Smart Defence Initiative to ensure better preparedness and increased operational efficiency.

Do IGOs Decrease the Possibility of Conflict?

Giulia Amparo Bruni Roccia • Jan 3 2012 • Essays

Whether international institutions can promote and achieve a more peaceful world is a question that is being examined more and more in the study of international relations. Literature about this issue has further developed over the last 50 years, as the world has seen the rise of new international organizations and the integration of old ones.

Does Technological Progress Make War More Humane?

Giulia Amparo Bruni Roccia • Dec 20 2011 • Essays

It would be a mistake to deny that technological progress has been, and still is, a characteristic of our history. Men have gone from fighting with their gladios in ancient Rome to using gunpowder in cannons and rifles, and from deploying machine guns to applying the threat of nuclear war.

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