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Independence play: Europe's pursuit of strategic autonomy ecfr.eu 3 facts
perspectiveItaly believes that cooperation between the European Union and NATO should focus on new forms of warfare, particularly those involving cyber threats.
referenceItaly's 2015 white paper on defence and 2018 plurennial document on defence state that European strategic autonomy is complementary to NATO, which should act with the European Union to reinforce Europe’s role as a security provider.
perspectiveItaly would support the development of a European system for collective defence, provided it does not compromise its NATO commitments.