Author(s)

Antonella Colonna Vilasi

Centro studi Uni, Rome, Italy.

In the newly formed Kingdom of Italy the first Intelligence operations were focused on the public order protection and the citizens’ security. This analytical, theory-building article examines the pre-existing core of the Italian Intelligence from the pre-unitarian Italian States to the First World War from a different perspective, evaluating the culturally transmitted factors that influence politico-military elites, security communities, and decision-makers.

Intelligence, Military Intelligence, Security, Italian Intelligence

Vilasi, A. (2018) The Italian Intelligence from the Pre-Unification Period to the First World War. Open Journal of Political Science, 8, 57-67. doi: 10.4236/ojps.2018.81005.