The “Italian Foreign Policy Community” intends to promote regular interaction between some of the main Italian players operating in the field of research and analysis of international studies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in view of fostering strategic reflection on Italy’s action in the world. The project also aims to provide a channel for ongoing dialogue between the Foreign Ministry and an important component of civil society, in view of enhancing the country’s best resources. Five research bodies are taking part in the initiative: Aspen Italia, the Centro Studi Politica Internazionale (CESPI), the European Council on Foreign Affairs, Rome office (ECFR), the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and the Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI).