Luiss University, Via Parenzo, Aula Nocco
5 May 2025, 17:00 – 19:00 CET

This event will explore how NATO’s role in the broader Mediterranean is evolving in response to shifting regional and global dynamics. It will reflect on how the Alliance is adapting its goals and strategy amid internal developments such as ongoing political changes within its member states and external challenges, including the war in Ukraine.

The conversation will take a broader view of the Mediterranean space, extending to areas like the Red Sea, to examine the growing presence of global powers like China, the rising influence of middle powers, and the role of non-state actors in shaping regional security and economic trends.

The discussion will consider how NATO is responding to this increasingly complex and competitive environment. What are the implications for the Alliance’s future relevance in the Mediterranean region? how is it engaging with new actors?

Ambassador Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo is President of the NATO Defense College Foundation. Ambassador Minuto-Rizzo is an Italian diplomat who served as Deputy Secretary General of NATO from 2001 to 2007 and as interim Secretary General of NATO from the 17th of December 2003 to the 1st of January 2004. His mandate was mostly carried out in the strategic-political-industrial area, in relations with sensitive countries such as those in the Gulf and the Southern Mediterranean.

Prior to be appointed Deputy Secretary General, he acted as Ambassador of Italy to the Western European Union and to the EU Political and Security Committee (PSC). He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Italy-USA Foundation and President of the NATO Defense College Foundation.