Italy (catch all)

[davidbfpo]

An IISS blog article that describes Italian military deployments (plus the Carabineiri). Created for maximum visibility and it will one day be merged into the Italy (catch all) thread.

So what is going on?:

In 2017, as shown in the IISS Military Balance+, Italy took part in as many military missions as Germany and almost twice as many as Spain, making it a significant contributor to international peace and security. Italy also has more personnel deployed, at just over 5,000, than either Germany (just over 3,800) or Spain (some 1,700).
However, the extent of future Italian overseas commitments is uncertain. As a result of budgetary constraints, funding for these missions is only guaranteed until September 2018. After this, continued support will be dependent on any new government’s policy. The leading parties in the March 2018 general election appear reluctant to maintain a substantial military contingent overseas.

There is a useful map, especially as some are tiny and others far larger.

Considering the usual perception of Italian politics one wonders how a series of decisions resulted in this? I'd wager that the 5k personnel deployed could match the UK's.
Link:https://www.iiss.org/blogs/military-...as-deployments

[davidbfpo]

A short commentary on Italian military deployments abroad, even if some are close to home - as is the new mission:

Less than a week after the government led by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte took office, the Italian armed forces inaugurated another new foreign mission. Together with the Hellenic (Greek) Air Force, the Italian Air Force will protect the skies of Montenegro, NATO’s newest member, which lacks the resources to do so itself. That is the latest of 24 current or planned missions involving Italian troops.

Link:https://rusi.org/commentary/future-i...ary-footprint?