An overview of the Italian Intelligence Service: 11 lectures on our National Intelligence System’s structure and powers. The Agency for the Intelligence System for the Security of the Republic and Sant’Anna renew their partnership agreement
Intelligence and counterintelligence contribute to national security. In assessing terrorist threats, member states voluntarily transmit intelligence reports to the EU to deal with the problems of secrecy and security raised by intelligence-related issues. Beginning from Tuesday, February 11, Sant’Anna School professors and researchers Andrea de Guttry, Alberto Di Martino, Gaetana Morgante and Francesca Capone, will offer training and lectures to deepen our understanding of the real contribution of Italian counterintelligence with other law enforcement agencies to national security.
The training course “Introduzione al sistema di Intelligence Italiano”, organised by the International Law Dept. of Sant’Anna School and the National Intelligence System for the Security of the Republic is taught in Italian and offered for 2020 to Sant’Anna School and university students to discuss matters of interest in our national intelligence services. Two credits are awarded on completion of 11 seminars and the final exam.
Specific topics, cooperation mechanisms of the representatives of secret services, bilateral or multilateral mechanisms activated through secret service double agents infiltrating a terrorist group or the protection mechanisms of the national security of the country will be investigated at the operational dimension.
“We have seen wonderful success with the first training course offered by Sant’Anna School over the past years. With that in mind, the Dirpolis Institute will organize a second training program in 2020 - said Andrea de Guttry, professor of International Law and the director of the Dirpolis (Law, Politics and Development) Institute. Universities have long worked to support the cultural strength of our communities. As might be expected, our national body for the intelligence service that has made the role of universities more vital will coordinate the protection of national interests and national security against terrorism threats. We do not teach secret agents but we fulfil our civic missions in developing the relationship between higher education and domestic intelligence services.”
"We train students from a wide range of backgrounds and the renewal of the strategic partnership agreement with the National Intelligence System for the Security of the Republic is consistent with our mission to contribute to a resilient basis for all forms of European and international intelligence cooperation.” added Andrea de Guttry.
