We offer local actors opportunities to access an international horizon, to equip them with a full understanding of the European and global framework within which their organisations operate, to close the gap between the local context and international dynamics and acquire a broader outlook on tackling challenges and opportunities.
Our work is divided into various areas of intervention.
Fostering international opportunities
The Fostering International Opportunities Mission, reporting to the Planet Goal, fulfils the commitment of FCSP as a whole to connect local action with the global framework. This strategy of openness to international opportunities stems from the firm belief that the development, competitiveness and cohesion of a geographical area is inextricably linked with its willingness to benchmark itself against international equivalents.
Our approach originates from the knowledge that many of our local problems are of a global nature, which we need to take into account. The choice of key geo-economic and geo-political areas for our activity is based on their importance in the local/national context and the presence of significant local/national expertise.
All the work of the Fostering International Opportunities Mission is supported by strong strategic partnerships with the GMF – German Marshall Fund of the United States at the transatlantic level, the ECFR – European Council on Foreign Relations at the European level, and the IAI – Istituto Affari Internazionali at the national .
Mediterranean area
We promote cooperation and prosperity within the Mediterranean area, using research and initiatives aimed at the public and at public decision-makers, carried out by Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI) and SRM – Studi e Ricerche per il Mezzogiorno, of which FCSP is a supporting member.
European integration
We promote and revitalise the process of European integration, by contributing research and taking coordinated action with CeSPI – Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale and CSF – Centro Studi sul Federalismo, a foundation co-governed by FCSP and the Universities of Turin, Pavia and Milan as founders, and the Polytechnic University of Turin as a co-founder.
Transatlantic relations
We support and consolidate transatlantic relations, which are a reference point in the international positioning of Italy as a national system, thanks to the GMF – German Marshall Fund of the United States and our collaboration with the NATO Defense College Foundation, which works to foster the prosperity and cohesion of the Atlantic Alliance and its member states through training, awareness-raising and research on issues relating to transatlantic security.
New leadership in Turin and worldwide
Turin is an important hub for the emergence and development of new international leadership. This is why we work with the UN Hub in Turin through the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI).
We promote collaborations between research centres, think-tanks, universities and other strategic actors, such as private and non-profit bodies, through the Geopolitics and Technology. call for proposals. The aim is to create a research and analysis ecosystem that is properly equipped to address contemporary challenges by means of innovative, multi-disciplinary approaches.