The Research Center for International and Strategic Studies is active in promoting and participating in events like workshops, lectures and conferences focusing on the latest tendencies in dimplomacy, international law and geopolitics.

China and Italy's flags on their respective poles

28.09.2025

2025 Sino-Italian Urban Civilization Dialogue Agenda

Dialogue organized by Renmin University of China, Communication University of China, Italy-China Link Association and Luiss University, with the support of the State Council Information Office and the Embassy of the PRC in Italy.

CISS evebnti

22.09.2025

Presentazione di RIMI:
Rete Italiana per la Mediazione Internazionale

Il ruolo sinergico di istituzioni, settore privato, società civile e mondo accademico nella mediazione. Presso Luiss Guido Carli, ore 15.30-17.30.

MAECI

1-2.07.2025

CISS Scenario Building Exercise for Unitar and MAECI Executive First Level Master in Global Public Diplomacy and Sustainable Development

CISS has organized a scenario building session for 30 diplomats from African Countries and the African Union. The exercise was conducted imagining the future for Africa-EU relations in a changing international system.

09-10.06.2025

REMIT townhall “Strategic Technology Governance in the Context of Global Power Competition”

Townhall Event in the context of the EU Horizon project REMIT.

ADA

3-4.06.2025

ADA-Luiss Forum on EU-EaP Policy

The forum highlighted the strong and enduring relations between Azerbaijan and Italy, emphasizing the importance of the establishment of Italy-Azerbaijan University. Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Italian Republic, Rashad Aslanov, and senior officials from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation participated in the forum.

GTI

16.04.2025

GTI Presentation –  Luiss University

Produced annually by the Institute for Economics & Peace, the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) is the most comprehensive resource on global terrorism trends and uses multiple factors to calculate its score to provide a holistic picture of terrorism.

War room

14.04.2025

Simulazione Global Tensions

On April 14, a simulation of the wargame Global Tensions, developed within CISS by Manfredi Valeriani and Martina Lucaccini, took place. The simulation marked the first application of the game to the Indo-Pacific scenario.

26.03.2025

ONLINE EVENT:  Panel “Turismo, Marketing, Servizi e Strutture ricettive” – “Italian Tourism Forum 2025


CAM

6-7.02.2025

CONFERENCE: Kick off CAM

Ciss launched the Kick-off Meeting of the Arab Mediterranean Campus, marking the official start of the project with the participation of representatives from the 12 Italian partner universities.

Over the two-day meeting, the delegates defined the guidelines for launching the Honor and Executive programs, outlining the calendar of activities and inter-university collaborations.

Several Flags, including the UN one

21.10.2024

LECTURE: Public Lecture by United Nations Development Programme UNDP  Administrator Achim Steiner on Global Development in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Progress

An intervention by Steiner, dedicated to the transformational shift in the global finance ecosystem, with an emphasis on the need for both public and private sectors to align their operations with meaningful, sustainable practices.

A picture of Cambridge University

20.10.2023

CONFERENCE: Conference organized in partnership with Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Governance and Amsterdam Centre for International Law: “Conference on international dispute settlement – Resort to international advisory proceedings”

A series of roundtables about the most compelling topics within the sector of international disputes.

Embassy of Japan in Italy where the event was held

22.09.2023

CONFERENCE: Conference organized in partnership with the Embassy of Japan in Italy, Guest Lecture by Prof. Kunihiko Miyake, The Canon Institute for Global Affairs titled “The Geopolitics of Japan and its National Security Strategy”

A focus on Japan’s geopolitcs strategies by one of the leading experts in the sector.

A landscape of Singapore, one of the focuses of the lecture

30.05.2023

LECTURE: Special Lecture by Professor Yeo Lay Hwee, Senior Fellow S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies of Singapore titled “From Asia-Pacific to Indo-Pacific: evaluating the EU’s engagement with Asia”

A lecture focusing on the landscape of EU-Asia releationships in light of several international researches.

The Japanese Embassy in Italy, where the conference is held

06.03.2023

CONFERENCE: Conference organized in partnership with the Embassy of Japan in Italy, Guest Lecture by Prof. Koji Murata, Professor of Political Science, Doshisha University titled: “EU-Japan Cooperation for a Rules-based Liberal International Order”

Guest Lecture by Koji Murata Professor of Political Science, Doshisha University in collaboration with the Japanese Embassy in Italy.

A scale and a gavel as symbols of the "Ufficio del Contenzioso diplomatico"

02.12.2022

WORKSHOP: “Le attività dell’Ufficio del Contenzioso diplomatico”, special lecture by Cons. Walter Ferrara

Consul Walter Ferrara offers an important insight on the activities and functioning of the italian office for diplomatic controversies.

European Union Flags

25.11.2022

WORKSHOP: “Il ruolo dell’Avvocatura dello Stato nel diritto internazionale e dell’UE”


A workshop focused on the role of the Italian Attorney General in shaping the policies of EU and international law.

Two engineers piloting a drone

9.11.2022

WORKSHOP:  “Use of Drones in International Law” with C. Enemark, C. Michaelsen and I. Zaccagnini

A workshop about the use of unmanned aerial systems in different states and contexts in light of the recent legislation produced about them.

A view of Beijing representing China

31.05-01.06.2022

CONFERENCE:  International Conference organized in collaboration with Leiden University Center for Asian Studies, “Transatlantic and European Dialogue on China”

An international meeting to gain a deeper perspective on the relationships between European countries and China.

A graphic featuring the word AI in tech evnironment

25.03.2022

LECTURE: Guest Lecture by Dott. Jan Klejissen, Directorate General (Human Rights and Rule of Law), “Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights”

An important lecture focused on how the rise of AI impacts the enforcement and tutelage of human rights.