The digital wider Mediterranean: cyber and digital challenges affecting the Italian geostrategic region

Leccese, Giacomo (A.A. 2021/2022) The digital wider Mediterranean: cyber and digital challenges affecting the Italian geostrategic region. Tesi di Laurea in Geopolitics, geoeconomics and digital transformation, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Alfonso Giordano, pp. 131. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Definition, evolution and digitalization of the concept of wider Mediterranean. The “third and half circle” of the Italian foreign policy. The evolution of the geostrategic concept over the years. The recent shift towards the macro-region in the traditional Italian foreign policy instruments. The digitalization of the region and its consequences. An evolving social, economic and political context. The evolving geopolitical framework and the digital strategies of the new competitors. China and the digital silk and road initiative. Russia and the information warfare. Turkey and the “drone diplomacy”. Iran as a regional cyber power. Digital technologies in the competitors’ strategies. The interconnection between Italian national interests in the region and digital transformation. Protection of critical undersea infrastructures. Sea t5rade and maritime cyber security. Illegal immigration and borders control: the role of digital technologies and AI. Counterterrorism and international security: cyber-jihad and the digital evolution of counterterrorism strategies. Technological independence: the race to critical raw materials for digital transformation. Digital transformation and Italian national interests.

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Bibliografia: pp. 113-128.

Thesis Type: Master's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair: Geopolitics, geoeconomics and digital transformation
Thesis Supervisor: Giordano, Alfonso
Thesis Co-Supervisor: Scognamiglio, Giuseppe
Academic Year: 2021/2022
Session: Extraordinary
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 21 Jun 2023 14:11
Last Modified: 21 Jun 2023 14:11
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/35966

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