Founder & Co-director
Anass Hanafi
Turin-born of Moroccan origin, jurist (Turin, Fribourg), Scuola di Politiche alum. WEF Global Shaper, German Marshall Fund Fellow, 2023 IVLP Alumni Award. Specialised in space law and policy of the new domains.
About
An observatory
founded by people
who weren't yet
thirty.
01 · INTRO
OIPI was founded in 2018 in Turin by a group of students and young professionals who believed Italian international politics needed an independent voice - not tied to parties, foundations or factions. Eight years later, we are a network of analysts, researchers and contributors across six thematic desks.
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Note on the name
There is another body, also called Osservatorio di Politica Internazionale, founded in 2008 by the Italian Parliament and Foreign Ministry with IAI, ISPI and CeSPI. OIPI is not that body. We are an independent association founded ten years later, with our own mission and governance.
02 · MISSION, VISION, VALUES
Mission, vision, values
01
Mission
Make international politics understandable and relevant to a new generation - translating global complexity into clear, rigorous, independent analysis.
02
Vision
A young Italy that is informed and internationally curious, taking part in the conversations shaping the world instead of being shaped by them.
03
Values
- 01 Independence
- 02 Rigour
- 03 Accessibility
- 04 Pluralism
- 05 Civic engagement
- 06 Inclusion
03 · MILESTONES
Milestones
- 2018
Founded in Turin. First desk: Euro-Mediterranean.
- 2020
Space & New Domains desk opens. Volunteer analyst network passes ten members.
- 2022
First international collaboration. English-language publications begin.
- 2024
Reorganised into six desks. IVLP recognition for the founder.
- 2026
Structured digital presence launches. You're reading it.
04 · LEADERSHIP
People, not letterheads.
Co-director
Vincenzo Vaccaro
Editorial co-direction and network development. Full profile coming soon.