Italy's foreign policy in the twenty-first century : a contested nature?/National leaders and the making of Europe : key episodes in the life of the European Council/The trajectory of Iran's nuclear program/Security and defensive democracy in Israel : a critical approach to political discourse/The Syrian Jihad : Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the evolution of an insurgency/Mercenaries, hybrid armies and national security : private soldiers and the state in the 21st century. Issue 4 (1st October 2016) - Badde, Francesco Jonas; Cameron, Fraser; Zunino, Greta; Capranelli, Valeria; Garnero, Matteo; Cecinini, Sofia