The transatlantic route: Europe – United States relations from the 1980s to the Twin Towers

The conference “The transatlantic route: Europe – United States relations from the 1980s to the Twin Towers” will be held in Rome on 30 September 2024 from 9.30 am to 6 pm in the Chapter Room, in the Cloister of the Convent of S. Maria sopra Minerva, Piazza della Minerva, 38

PLAN

9.30 am OPENING OF WORK Greetings from the organizers and presentation of the conference

10.00 – 11.30 am – SESSION I – EURO-ATLANTIC RELATIONS IN THE BIPOLAR DECISION

Chair: Daniele Pasquinucci, University of Siena

• Balance and deterrence in the Euro-Atlantic relationship from the 1980s to the end of the Cold War | Giordana Pulcini, University of Roma Tre
• Italy and Germany and the security challenges of the 1980s between the Atlantic dimension and the recovery of European autonomy | Lodovica Clavarino, Roma Tre University
• Italy, Europe and the scientific-technological leap of the SDI Marilena Gala, Luiss “Guido Carli” University

11.30am – 1.20pm – SESSION II – THE GREAT BLIND: THE NINETY YEARS BETWEEN EMOTIONS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Chair: Giovanni Orsina, Luiss “Guido Carli” University

• The impact of globalization on the transatlantic axis | Mireno Berrettini, Catholic University of Milan
• From Sarajevo to Mogadishu: the impact of new conflicts on the transatlantic relationship | Antonio Varsori, University of Padua
• Reductio ad unum? The evolution of US security policy in the 1990s | Leopoldo Nuti, University of Roma Tre WORK BREAK

3.00 pm – 4.30 pm SESSION III – ROME AND WASHINGTON: ITALIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS IN THE 1980s and 1990s

Chair: Federico Niglia, University for Foreigners of Perugia

• The US-German relations in the 1990s and the security issue Stephan Kieninger, Woodrow Wilson Center
• The Italian-American relationship in the transition between the first and second Republic | Andrea Spiri, Luiss “Guido Carli” University
• Cultural diplomacy between the United States and Italy | Daniele Fiorentino, University of Roma Tre
• Intelligence relations between Italy and the USA, 1981-2003 | Niccolò Petrelli, University of Roma Tre

4.30pm ROUND TABLE – THE TRANSATLANTIC BAROMETER: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

Introduced by: Margherita Boniver, President of the Bettino Craxi ETS Foundation

THEY INTERVENE

• Franco Bruni, President ISPI – Institute for International Political Studies
• Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, President of IAI – Institute of International Affairs
• Michele Valensise, President of the Italian-German Study Center “Villa Vigoni”
• Stefania Craxi, President of the Foreign and Defense Commission of the Senate of the Republic

Scientific committee of the conference: Giovanni Orsina, Leopoldo Nuti, Federico Niglia

Access to the room – with appropriate clothing and, for men, mandatory jacket and tie – is permitted until the maximum capacity is reached. It is mandatory to register no later than September 27th through one of the following channels indicating the name and surname of each participant