CIAO DATE: 9/07
Culture and Conflict: Volume 56 (Winter 2005)
Unlike most European countries, Italy has never established a clear boundary line between external and internal security. The study of the implementation of the counter-organized crime operation Vespri Siciliani (1992-1998) highlights several issues related to the legal ground and the modes of cooperation between security agencies as well as to the redefinition of the role held by the Army in contemporary Western societies.