THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF ALLIANCE POLITICS: ITALY CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATO SPACE CENTRE MISSION

Abstract

Italy has been developing space development since the era of the Cold War in which space-race competition among countries was so intense, and back then Italy became the third country that did successful satellite launch to outer space and brought good reputation. As a member of NATO, Italy has become an important member of NATO due to its contribution to security cooperation. With NATO announcing the existence of NATO Space Centre mission and space as one main domain for NATO, the opportunities for Italy’s contribution in NATO Alliance politics are possible, due to the same common goals and interests in space sector technologies for a long time. This journal study will analyze how Italy’s space sector advantages will be beneficial for this program, and the explanation on how it will increase the Alliance politics of Italy as a member of NATO and can be related to their space program mission.