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img{max-width:120px;max-height:50px;flex-shrink:0}.mh-lbadge{width:auto;flex:1;padding:10px 12px}}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/style>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-wrap\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<header class=\"mh-hdr mh-a d1\">\n<div class=\"mh-ghost\" id=\"mh-ghost\">Defence Institution<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-hi\">\n<div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<nav class=\"mh-bc\"><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a><span class=\"mh-bc-sep\">\u203a<\/span><a href=\"\/en\/category\/italian-universities\/\">Italian Universities<\/a><span class=\"mh-bc-sep\">\u203a<\/span><span>Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa \u2013 CASD Roma<\/span><\/nav>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><a class=\"mh-pill\" href=\"\/en\/category\/advanced-training\/\" id=\"mh-cat\"><svg width=\"9\" height=\"9\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><\/svg>Advanced Training<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"mh-h1\">CASD Rome: the Italian centre for strategic studies, defence and international diplomacy<\/h1>\n<pee class=\"mh-sum\">CASD \u2014 Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa \u2014 is Italy&#8217;s institution for senior Armed Forces and diplomatic training. Based in the Palazzo Salviati in Rome, it offers master-level courses in strategic studies, international security and geopolitics for Italian and foreign officers, diplomats and officials.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-meta\">\n<div class=\"mh-mi\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"4\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" rx=\"2\"\/><line x1=\"16\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"6\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"8\" y2=\"6\"\/><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"10\"\/><\/svg><span>May 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-mi\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M20 21v-2a4 4 0 00-4-4H8a4 4 0 00-4 4v2\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"\/><\/svg><span>Admin<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-mi\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><span>~5 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-lb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mastershub.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Centro-Alti-Studi-per-la-Difesa.png\" alt=\"Logo Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa \u2013 CASD Roma\" width=\"200\" loading=\"eager\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-lbadge\">\n<div class=\"mh-lbadge-icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M12 2l3.09 6.26L22 9.27l-5 4.87 1.18 6.88L12 17.77l-6.18 3.25L7 14.14 2 9.27l6.91-1.01L12 2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<p><span>Strategic Studies \u00b7 NATO \u00b7 Diplomacy<\/span><span style=\"font-size:10.5px;color:#7a7a78;font-weight:400\">Rome \u00b7 Palazzo Salviati \u00b7 Defence &#038; Security<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-body\"><main><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-toc\" id=\"mh-toc\">\n<div class=\"mh-toc-hd\" id=\"mh-toc-hd\"><span class=\"mh-toc-label\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"6\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"12\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"18\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"3.01\" y2=\"6\"\/><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"3.01\" y2=\"12\"\/><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"18\" x2=\"3.01\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><span id=\"mh-toc-label\">Table of Contents<\/span><\/span><span class=\"mh-toc-toggle\" id=\"mh-toc-toggle\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"2.5\"><polyline points=\"6 9 12 15 18 9\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-toc-body\" id=\"mh-toc-body\">\n<ul class=\"mh-toc-list\" id=\"mh-toc-list\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<article class=\"mh-card mh-a d2\">\n<div class=\"mh-ey\">Institution Profile \u00b7 <span style=\"font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-weight:500\">Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa \u2013 CASD Roma<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mh-st\">CASD: strategic studies, international security and geopolitics in the heart of Rome for Italian defence leadership<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mh-prose\"><pee>The <strong>Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa (CASD)<\/strong> is Italy&#8217;s institution for advanced training of senior Armed Forces, diplomatic and public administration leadership. It is not a traditional university, but the highest level of strategic and military education in Italy, affiliated with the Ministry of Defence. It offers master-equivalent courses in <strong>strategic studies<\/strong>, <strong>international security<\/strong>, <strong>geopolitics<\/strong> and <strong>crisis management<\/strong> for senior Italian Armed Forces officers, MAECI diplomats, government officials and NATO partner foreign officers.<\/pee><pee>CASD is structured around three main institutes: the <strong>Istituto Superiore di Stato Maggiore Interforze (ISSMI)<\/strong> \u2014 for senior officers and career diplomats \u2014 the <strong>Istituto Alti Studi della Difesa (IASD)<\/strong> \u2014 for senior civil and military officials \u2014 and the <strong>Centro Militare di Studi Strategici (CeMiSS)<\/strong> \u2014 a research centre on Italian and European military strategy. CASD&#8217;s home \u2014 the <strong>Palazzo Salviati<\/strong>, a historic Renaissance palace on the Tiber, near the Vatican \u2014 is one of the capital&#8217;s most prestigious institutional settings.<\/pee><pee>CASD participants are typically senior-grade officers (lieutenant colonel-colonel and above), diplomats, senior public officials and security professionals. CASD has structural partnerships with the leading NATO military academies \u2014 NDC Rome, NATO Defense College \u2014 and international strategy universities such as King&#8217;s College London War Studies and Johns Hopkins SAIS.<\/pee><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-card\" style=\"margin-top:-14px\">\n<div class=\"mh-ey\">Academic Programmes \u00b7 <span style=\"font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-weight:500\">Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa \u2013 CASD Roma<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mh-st\">Areas of Specialisation<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mh-areas\"><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>Strategic Studies<\/span><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>International Security<\/span><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>Geopolitics<\/span><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>Crisis Management<\/span><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>International Law<\/span><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>NATO-EU Relations<\/span><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>Intelligence<\/span><span class=\"mh-at\"><svg class=\"mh-at-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>Peacekeeping<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mh-card\" id=\"mh-stats\">\n<div class=\"mh-ey\">Data &#038; Statistics<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mh-st\">CASD by the numbers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mh-sg\">\n<div class=\"mh-sc ft\">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"transform:scaleX(1);opacity:1;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\"><span class=\"mhc\" data-t=\"400\" data-s=\"\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">Participants\/year<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sc \">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\"><span class=\"mhc\" data-t=\"3\" data-s=\"\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">Main institutes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sc \">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\"><span class=\"mhc\" data-t=\"40\" data-s=\"~\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">Partner countries<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sc \">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\"><span class=\"mhc\" data-t=\"35\" data-s=\"%\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">Female participants<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sc \">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\" style=\"font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--cd)\">90<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">Institutional reputation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sc \">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\"><span class=\"mhc\" data-t=\"95\" data-s=\"%\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">Post-course employment<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sc \">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\"><span class=\"mhc\" data-t=\"60\" data-s=\"~\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">Years of history<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sc \">\n<div class=\"mh-sb\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sv\"><span class=\"mhc\" data-t=\"1962\" data-s=\"\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-sl\">Year founded<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-bot\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-colt\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"20\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"20\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"4\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"20\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"14\"\/><\/svg>Key Indicators<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pi\">\n<div class=\"mh-ph\"><span class=\"mh-pl\">Institutional Reputation<\/span><span class=\"mh-pp\">Excellence<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pt\">\n<div class=\"mh-pf ft\" data-w=\"90\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pi\">\n<div class=\"mh-ph\"><span class=\"mh-pl\">Post-course employment<\/span><span class=\"mh-pp\">95%+<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pt\">\n<div class=\"mh-pf fd\" data-w=\"95\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pi\">\n<div class=\"mh-ph\"><span class=\"mh-pl\">Female participants<\/span><span class=\"mh-pp\">35%<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pt\">\n<div class=\"mh-pf fg\" data-w=\"35\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pi\">\n<div class=\"mh-ph\"><span class=\"mh-pl\">NATO\/EU partner countries<\/span><span class=\"mh-pp\">~40<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-pt\">\n<div class=\"mh-pf ft\" data-w=\"40\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-colt\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><polygon points=\"12 2 2 7 12 12 22 7 12 2\"\/><polyline points=\"2 17 12 22 22 17\"\/><polyline points=\"2 12 12 17 22 12\"\/><\/svg>Quality Profile<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center\"><canvas id=\"mh-radar\" width=\"320\" height=\"290\"><\/canvas><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<article class=\"mh-card\">\n<div class=\"mh-ey\">History &#038; Tradition \u00b7 <span style=\"font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-weight:500\">Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa \u2013 CASD Roma<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mh-st\">From 1962 to NATO: sixty years of strategic training for Italy&#8217;s Armed Forces<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mh-prose\"><pee>CASD was founded in <strong>1962<\/strong> at the height of the Cold War, as Italy&#8217;s response \u2014 a founding member of NATO and the EEC \u2014 to the need for a senior military and diplomatic training institution. Palazzo Salviati, CASD&#8217;s historic home since 1965, is a 16th-century Renaissance palace that conveys the institution&#8217;s authority and tradition.<\/pee><pee>Over the decades CASD evolved its offering to meet contemporary international security challenges: from the Cold War to terrorism, from peacekeeping operations to cybersecurity, from European integration to the Indo-Pacific. Courses are updated annually to reflect Italian and allied strategic priorities.<\/pee><pee>Today CASD is recognised as one of the leading strategic education centres in the Euro-Atlantic area, with structural relations with Rome&#8217;s NATO Defense College, the Civitavecchia War School and leading allied military academies. Its graduates lead the Italian Armed Forces and hold key positions in NATO and UN missions.<\/pee><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mh-card\">\n<div class=\"mh-ey\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mh-st\">FAQ \u2014 Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa \u2013 CASD Roma<\/h2>\n<div id=\"mh-faq\">\n<div class=\"mh-faq-item open\"><button class=\"mh-fq\">Who can access CASD courses?<span class=\"mh-fa2\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"2.5\"><polyline points=\"6 9 12 15 18 9\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-fan\" style=\"max-height:1200px\">\n<div class=\"mh-fai\">CASD courses are primarily reserved for senior Italian Armed Forces officers (lieutenant colonel and above), career MAECI diplomats, senior public officials and \u2014 through reserved quotas \u2014 officers from NATO-allied and strategic partner countries. Access is through institutional selection and nomination, not individual direct application.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-faq-item\"><button class=\"mh-fq\">Are CASD courses equivalent to university master&#8217;s degrees?<span class=\"mh-fa2\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"2.5\"><polyline points=\"6 9 12 15 18 9\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-fan\">\n<div class=\"mh-fai\">ISSMI and IASD courses award advanced training certificates recognised by the Ministry of Defence, equivalent to second-level master&#8217;s degrees in career advancement assessments within the Armed Forces and diplomatic service. Some partnerships with Italian universities provide formal academic recognition.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-faq-item\"><button class=\"mh-fq\">Does CASD have international organisation partnerships?<span class=\"mh-fa2\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"2.5\"><polyline points=\"6 9 12 15 18 9\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-fan\">\n<div class=\"mh-fai\">Yes. CASD has structural partnerships with the NATO Defense College (Rome), NATO School (Oberammergau), Marshall Center (Garmisch-Partenkirchen), the military academies of the USA, UK, France and Germany, and strategy universities such as King&#8217;s College London War Studies and Johns Hopkins SAIS. CeMiSS publishes research in Italian and English on strategy and security.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-faq-item\"><button class=\"mh-fq\">Is CASD accessible to civilian scholars and researchers?<span class=\"mh-fa2\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"2.5\"><polyline points=\"6 9 12 15 18 9\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-fan\">\n<div class=\"mh-fai\">CASD is primarily reserved for its institutional target audience. However, CeMiSS publishes publicly available research and occasionally organises open seminars and conferences. International relations, security and strategy scholars can access the Centre&#8217;s publications and attend public events. Specific access arrangements require contacting the secretariat.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/main><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"mh-sb2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cc\">\n<div class=\"mh-ch\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M3 9l9-7 9 7v11a2 2 0 01-2 2H5a2 2 0 01-2-2z\"\/><polyline points=\"9 22 9 12 15 12 15 22\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<h3>Institution Info<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"list-style:none\">\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M3 9l9-7 9 7v11a2 2 0 01-2 2H5a2 2 0 01-2-2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">Type<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\">Defence Institution \u00b7 Ministry of Defence<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"12\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"12.01\" y2=\"16\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">Institution Name<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\">Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa \u2013 CASD Roma<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M12 22s8-4 8-10V5l-8-3-8 3v7c0 6 8 10 8 10z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">Region<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\">Lazio<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13s-9-6-9-13a9 9 0 0118 0z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">City<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\">Rome<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><rect x=\"2\" y=\"3\" width=\"20\" height=\"14\" rx=\"2\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"21\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"21\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"17\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"21\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">Main Address<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\">Palazzo Salviati, Piazza della Rovere 83, 00165 Roma (RM)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M22 16.92v3a2 2 0 01-2.18 2 19.79 19.79 0 01-8.63-3.07A19.5 19.5 0 014.69 10.93 19.79 19.79 0 011.61 2.38 2 2 0 013.6.18h3a2 2 0 012 1.72 12.84 12.84 0 00.7 2.81 2 2 0 01-.45 2.11L7.91 7.91A16 16 0 0016 16l.85-.85a2 2 0 012.11-.45 12.84 12.84 0 002.81.7A2 2 0 0123.73 17z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">Phone<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\"><a href=\"tel:+39064691340\">+39 06 4691 3400<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M4 4h16c1.1 0 2 .9 2 2v12c0 1.1-.9 2-2 2H4c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2V6c0-1.1.9-2 2-2z\"\/><polyline points=\"22,6 12,13 2,6\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">Email<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\"><a href=\"mailto:casd@difesa.it\">casd@difesa.it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"mh-ci2\">\n<div class=\"mh-cii\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mh-ck\">Official Website<\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-cv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.difesa.it\/CASD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">difesa.it\/casd \u2197<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-mc\">\n<div class=\"mh-mh2\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13s-9-6-9-13a9 9 0 0118 0z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<h3>Palazzo Salviati \u00b7 Piazza della Rovere, Rome<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mh-map\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mh-mf\">\ud83d\udccd Palazzo Salviati, Piazza della Rovere 83, Rome<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mh-ic\">\n<h3><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"2\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"22\" y2=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 014 10 15.3 15.3 0 01-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 01-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 014-10z\"\/><\/svg>International Partnerships<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mh-its\"><span class=\"mh-it  hi\">CASD \u00b7 Italian Armed Forces<\/span><span class=\"mh-it\">NATO \u00b7 International security<\/span><span class=\"mh-it\">Palazzo Salviati \u00b7 Rome<\/span><span class=\"mh-it\">Strategic Studies \u00b7 Geopolitics<\/span><span class=\"mh-it\">Diplomats \u00b7 Officers<\/span><span class=\"mh-it\">Founded 1962<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mh-semantic\">\n<div class=\"mh-ey\">Related Resources<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mh-st\">Strategic studies and defence in Italy: useful resources<\/h2>\n<pee class=\"mh-semantic-prose\"><strong>CASD<\/strong> is the pinnacle of Italian strategic education, a unique institution that trains Italy&#8217;s defence and diplomatic leadership. 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