IAI-University of Turin Essay Prize 2022 Award Ceremony

Now in its second year, the IAI-University of Turin Essay Prize is an initiative launched by IAI’s Italian Foreign Policy Programme – in the context of the Institute’s Strategic Partnership with the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation – and the Department of Historical Studies of the University of Turin, in collaboration with the School of Advanced Studies “Ferdinando Rossi” and the Luigi Einaudi Foundation. The initiative aims to foster debate and discussion on Italian foreign policy, calling on students enrolled at the University of Turin to submit short essays on historical, social, cultural, technological and economic-related aspects connected to current and past trends in Italian foreign policy. The winning essays were selected by an examination board composed of representatives of the partner institutions from a pool of submissions of outstanding quality and analytical skills, addressing different topics of relevance to Italian foreign policy. Winning essays has been published in the IAI Commentaries series.

1° Prize: Costanza Galetto, "The Ukrainian Conflict and the Energy Crisis: Sustaining the Energy Transition"/p>

2° Prize: Silvia Strangis, "Italy’s Renewed Interest in the Horn of Africa"

3° Prize: Pietro Malesani, "Italian Foreign Policy and the Western Sahara: Balancing Relations with Morocco and Algeria”

4° Prize: Anna Magnasco, "The MUOS Ground Station in Niscemi: Legal Aspects and Environmental Sensitivities in US-Italian Relations"

5° Prize: Andrea Di Bernardo, "Climate Change and Food Insecurity: Unleashing the Promise and Potential of Agroecology in the Mediterranean"