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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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“

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.