Italy’s Parliamentary Committee for the Security of the Republic (COPASIR) released its annual report on the intelligence community’s activities and on the country’s evolving security priorities.
** Decode39’s** in-depth articles explore its strategic takeaways, showing Italy’s expanding national security understanding beyond traditional intelligence and defense issues.
** Information warfare.** Foreign information manipulation is increasingly treated as a structural national security challenge, with hybrid threats becoming a permanent part of Italy’s intelligence agenda.
** Cybersecurity and strategic databases**. The report highlights how protecting sensitive data and critical digital assets has become central to the country’s institutional resilience.
** Artificial intelligence**. AI is making its way onto the national security agenda, reflecting growing attention to the strategic implications of emerging technologies for intelligence oversight.
** Energy and critical infrastructure**. Energy security is framed not only as an economic issue, but as a pillar of national resilience, with particular attention to critical infrastructure and supply chains.
** The defense industry**. COPASIR is expanding its oversight to include Italy’s defense industrial base, recognizing its role as a strategic asset in an increasingly complex geopolitical environment.
** China and strategic influence. **The report dedicates a standalone section to the security implications of Chinese influence, highlighting how Beijing remains a distinct area of attention for Italy’s parliamentary intelligence watchdog. COPASIR frames China through the lenses of strategic influence, economic security and long-term national resilience.
Taken together, these six themes point to a broader shift: Italy’s security debate is becoming increasingly focused on resilience, technology, critical infrastructure and strategic autonomy.
Go deeper: read Decode39’s full vertical coverage of the COPASIR report and explore each topic in detail