Thinking and tanking. Istituti di ricerca e politica estera italiana di fronte alla primavera araba e alla guerra in Libia

The essay explores the contribution given by some of the main Italian think tanks (Aspen-Italia; IAI, ISPI) to the debate on the "Arab Spring" and Italy's foreign policy in the area, with a focus on the crisis and military intervention in Libya which resulted in the demise of the Qadddafy's regime in 2011.