Giampiero Giacomello
Biographic Data
| ID | 126315 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Giampiero Giacomello |
| GIVEN NAMES | Giampiero |
| FAMILY NAME | Giacomello |
| SIGNATURE | GIACOMELLO G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bologna |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7053-9752 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Tales of Cyberspace and Artificial Intelligence
This article traces the evolution of the Internet from the 1990s to the 2020s and compares it with the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly following the public launch of ChatGPT in late 2022. It identifies both parallels and divergencies between these two overlapping technological domains, focusing on the growing integration of AI into online applications. The central argument is that, whereas users once played a decisive ro…
Sources of strength
The European Union defence sector is not only crucial for the EU’s security, but it is also a major industrial asset for EU member states, as it may foster innovation and greater integration among member states, as well as facilitate technology transfer. The understanding of and inferences about the sector, however, are laborious since data on the defence industry in Europe is often contradictory and confused and it is mostly compared at the nati…
Sources of strength
This essay by the editors is the Preface of the special Issue on the European defence industry. It summarises all the articles contained in the special Issue, the rationale for such research and the principal conclusions of said research project
The War of “Intelligent” Machines May Be Inevitable
The article discusses three main points: (1) the superiority of machine over men in speed, focus, etc., (2) if a link exists to allow communication between the man in command and the machine, then there is also a way to hack into the system, and penetrate the machine (a.k.a. “if there is a link, there is a way”) and (3) the questionable morality of autocracies when they have to strategic imperatives or human life (especially if it is the lives of…
Research Note
Taking as reference a cost-benefit analysis of cyberterrorism published in 2004 by Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, this article briefly reviews what happened in the last 15 years in cyberterrorism research, what was correctly forecast, what was wrong and what may happen in the future. Some of the analyses published in during this period have been accurate, indicating that terrorists would use the Web and then social media for supporting operat…
Fighting nuclear proliferation through education. The remarkable story of Isodarco
Disarmament and non-proliferation education is a key tool in curbing the spread of nuclear weapons, with a view to their elimination. This article examines the remarkable story of the International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO) on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary of continuous engagement in educational and training activities. ISODARCO offers a unique forum where nuclear experts from different backgrounds and …
Italian Military Operations Abroad
Peace support operations are one of the most important tools in the foreign policy of Western democracies. This book is a study of Italian military operations in the last twenty years. Italy's operati
In Brussels
Explaining to students what the European Union (EU) is and how it works can be challenging. Yet, the diffusion and success of ‘EU studies’ push instructors to develop innovative methods to make the complex EU decision-making accessible to students. Role-playing may be helpful and the EU provides ample opportunities of simulating various levels of policy-making. This article presents a format for a semester-long, role-playing simulation in which s…
That Consensus Behind Governing the Net
Will the Internet governance story become a new model for reaching international agreement, applicable to several other issue-areas and alternative to the nation-state (Westphalian) model or will it remain a “one-time phenomenon”? With similar reservations, Mathiason concludes his volume on Internet Governance by leaving it to further research to provide the answer to those crucial questions. However, after reading the book, it is clear that Math…
Who Controls the Internet? Beyond the Obstinacy or Obsolescence of the State
Editors’ Note: Does the global diffusion of the Internet signify the final end of the state’s ability to control society, or is the state on the contrary maintaining or even strengthening its hold of society? Several observers have taken the latter position, most recently Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu, authors of Who Controls the Internet? (2006), while critics claim this is grossly misleading, and that international regimes and a myriad of non-state…
Helping hands
In the Post-Bipolar Era the growing complexity of the military operations requires a new approach for the resolution of international crises. Since the end of the Cold War, peace support operations (PSO) have become the mainstay and principal occupation of most Western armies. At the same time, Italy has been one of the most important actors in such an area. The article focuses on the cooperation between military and civil components (a process c…
With friends like these
Governments are run by humans who have sympathies and moods. The study of leaders' personalities, albeit not widespread, is an important tool for foreign policy analysis. Plus, friendship is a feeling that decision-makers like to express for each other. This paper analyses the activity of Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's three times premier, who has made 'friendship' a central tenet of his personal foreign policy. Three cases are considered, namely, Be…
The Information Revolution, Security, and International Relations
The purpose of this article is twofold: to analyze the impact of the information revolution on security and to clarify what existing international relations theory can say about this challenge. These pertinent questions are initially addressed by a critical review of past research. This review shows that the concern for security issues is largely confined to a specialist literature on information warfare and cyber-security, while neither the gene…
Using Peace Research to Assess Cyberthreats
Bangs for the Buck
Just like "the Internet," the word "terrorism" has become an icon of the times. If the two terms are combined "cyberterrorism" emerges, along with an endless list of gloomy scenarios. Is this outcome really unavoidable? Would cyberterrorism be a viable option for terrorists? This article addresses these questions assuming that a hypothetical terrorist group, interested in adding cyberterrorism to its arsenal, decides to engage in a cost-benefit a…
The political ‘complications’ of digital information networks
In ‘The Politics of Bandwidth‘, Geoffrey Herrera examines the relationship between the information revolution and international affairs. His main point is that the evolution and ultimate shape of a mature digital information network will be decided by a three-way political struggle between states, firms and individuals. This short essay intends to expand and refine some of Herrera's assumptions. More importantly, however, the essay draws attentio…
The Information Revolution, Security, and International Relations
The purpose of this article is twofold: to analyze the impact of the information revolution on security and to clarify what existing international relations theory can say about this challenge. These pertinent questions are initially addressed by a critical review of past research. This review shows that the concern for security issues is largely confined to a specialist literature on information warfare and cyber-security, while neither the gene…
Who Controls the Internet? Beyond the Obstinacy or Obsolescence of the State
Editors’ Note: Does the global diffusion of the Internet signify the final end of the state’s ability to control society, or is the state on the contrary maintaining or even strengthening its hold of society? Several observers have taken the latter position, most recently Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu, authors of Who Controls the Internet? (2006), while critics claim this is grossly misleading, and that international regimes and a myriad of non-state…
Bangs for the Buck
Just like "the Internet," the word "terrorism" has become an icon of the times. If the two terms are combined "cyberterrorism" emerges, along with an endless list of gloomy scenarios. Is this outcome really unavoidable? Would cyberterrorism be a viable option for terrorists? This article addresses these questions assuming that a hypothetical terrorist group, interested in adding cyberterrorism to its arsenal, decides to engage in a cost-benefit a…
With friends like these
Governments are run by humans who have sympathies and moods. The study of leaders' personalities, albeit not widespread, is an important tool for foreign policy analysis. Plus, friendship is a feeling that decision-makers like to express for each other. This paper analyses the activity of Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's three times premier, who has made 'friendship' a central tenet of his personal foreign policy. Three cases are considered, namely, Be…
In Brussels
Explaining to students what the European Union (EU) is and how it works can be challenging. Yet, the diffusion and success of ‘EU studies’ push instructors to develop innovative methods to make the complex EU decision-making accessible to students. Role-playing may be helpful and the EU provides ample opportunities of simulating various levels of policy-making. This article presents a format for a semester-long, role-playing simulation in which s…
The War of “Intelligent” Machines May Be Inevitable
The article discusses three main points: (1) the superiority of machine over men in speed, focus, etc., (2) if a link exists to allow communication between the man in command and the machine, then there is also a way to hack into the system, and penetrate the machine (a.k.a. “if there is a link, there is a way”) and (3) the questionable morality of autocracies when they have to strategic imperatives or human life (especially if it is the lives of…
Helping hands
In the Post-Bipolar Era the growing complexity of the military operations requires a new approach for the resolution of international crises. Since the end of the Cold War, peace support operations (PSO) have become the mainstay and principal occupation of most Western armies. At the same time, Italy has been one of the most important actors in such an area. The article focuses on the cooperation between military and civil components (a process c…
The political ‘complications’ of digital information networks
In ‘The Politics of Bandwidth‘, Geoffrey Herrera examines the relationship between the information revolution and international affairs. His main point is that the evolution and ultimate shape of a mature digital information network will be decided by a three-way political struggle between states, firms and individuals. This short essay intends to expand and refine some of Herrera's assumptions. More importantly, however, the essay draws attentio…
The political ‘complications’ of digital information networks
In ‘The Politics of Bandwidth‘, Geoffrey Herrera examines the relationship between the information revolution and international affairs. His main point is that the evolution and ultimate shape of a mature digital information network will be decided by a three-way political struggle between states, firms and individuals. This short essay intends to expand and refine some of Herrera's assumptions. More importantly, however, the essay draws attentio…
Bangs for the Buck
Just like "the Internet," the word "terrorism" has become an icon of the times. If the two terms are combined "cyberterrorism" emerges, along with an endless list of gloomy scenarios. Is this outcome really unavoidable? Would cyberterrorism be a viable option for terrorists? This article addresses these questions assuming that a hypothetical terrorist group, interested in adding cyberterrorism to its arsenal, decides to engage in a cost-benefit a…
Using Peace Research to Assess Cyberthreats
The Information Revolution, Security, and International Relations
The purpose of this article is twofold: to analyze the impact of the information revolution on security and to clarify what existing international relations theory can say about this challenge. These pertinent questions are initially addressed by a critical review of past research. This review shows that the concern for security issues is largely confined to a specialist literature on information warfare and cyber-security, while neither the gene…
That Consensus Behind Governing the Net
Will the Internet governance story become a new model for reaching international agreement, applicable to several other issue-areas and alternative to the nation-state (Westphalian) model or will it remain a “one-time phenomenon”? With similar reservations, Mathiason concludes his volume on Internet Governance by leaving it to further research to provide the answer to those crucial questions. However, after reading the book, it is clear that Math…
Who Controls the Internet? Beyond the Obstinacy or Obsolescence of the State
Editors’ Note: Does the global diffusion of the Internet signify the final end of the state’s ability to control society, or is the state on the contrary maintaining or even strengthening its hold of society? Several observers have taken the latter position, most recently Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu, authors of Who Controls the Internet? (2006), while critics claim this is grossly misleading, and that international regimes and a myriad of non-state…
Helping hands
In the Post-Bipolar Era the growing complexity of the military operations requires a new approach for the resolution of international crises. Since the end of the Cold War, peace support operations (PSO) have become the mainstay and principal occupation of most Western armies. At the same time, Italy has been one of the most important actors in such an area. The article focuses on the cooperation between military and civil components (a process c…
With friends like these
Governments are run by humans who have sympathies and moods. The study of leaders' personalities, albeit not widespread, is an important tool for foreign policy analysis. Plus, friendship is a feeling that decision-makers like to express for each other. This paper analyses the activity of Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's three times premier, who has made 'friendship' a central tenet of his personal foreign policy. Three cases are considered, namely, Be…
In Brussels
Explaining to students what the European Union (EU) is and how it works can be challenging. Yet, the diffusion and success of ‘EU studies’ push instructors to develop innovative methods to make the complex EU decision-making accessible to students. Role-playing may be helpful and the EU provides ample opportunities of simulating various levels of policy-making. This article presents a format for a semester-long, role-playing simulation in which s…
Italian Military Operations Abroad
Peace support operations are one of the most important tools in the foreign policy of Western democracies. This book is a study of Italian military operations in the last twenty years. Italy's operati
Fighting nuclear proliferation through education. The remarkable story of Isodarco
Disarmament and non-proliferation education is a key tool in curbing the spread of nuclear weapons, with a view to their elimination. This article examines the remarkable story of the International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO) on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary of continuous engagement in educational and training activities. ISODARCO offers a unique forum where nuclear experts from different backgrounds and …
Research Note
Taking as reference a cost-benefit analysis of cyberterrorism published in 2004 by Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, this article briefly reviews what happened in the last 15 years in cyberterrorism research, what was correctly forecast, what was wrong and what may happen in the future. Some of the analyses published in during this period have been accurate, indicating that terrorists would use the Web and then social media for supporting operat…
The War of “Intelligent” Machines May Be Inevitable
The article discusses three main points: (1) the superiority of machine over men in speed, focus, etc., (2) if a link exists to allow communication between the man in command and the machine, then there is also a way to hack into the system, and penetrate the machine (a.k.a. “if there is a link, there is a way”) and (3) the questionable morality of autocracies when they have to strategic imperatives or human life (especially if it is the lives of…
Sources of strength
The European Union defence sector is not only crucial for the EU’s security, but it is also a major industrial asset for EU member states, as it may foster innovation and greater integration among member states, as well as facilitate technology transfer. The understanding of and inferences about the sector, however, are laborious since data on the defence industry in Europe is often contradictory and confused and it is mostly compared at the nati…
Sources of strength
This essay by the editors is the Preface of the special Issue on the European defence industry. It summarises all the articles contained in the special Issue, the rationale for such research and the principal conclusions of said research project
Tales of Cyberspace and Artificial Intelligence
This article traces the evolution of the Internet from the 1990s to the 2020s and compares it with the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly following the public launch of ChatGPT in late 2022. It identifies both parallels and divergencies between these two overlapping technological domains, focusing on the growing integration of AI into online applications. The central argument is that, whereas users once played a decisive ro…
Political science (13 works) · Law (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Computer security (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies (4 works) · Engineering (4 works)