The Use of Analytic Hierarchy Process to Measure National Interests
The Changing Relevance of Libya in Italian Foreign and Security Policy
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Abstract
The aim of the study is to apply Analytic Hierarchy Process for quantifying Italian national interests. The methodology is used in a longitudinal study (2011–2021) to analyse the national interests of Italy regarding to five states on the southern Mediterranean coast. The longitudinal nature of the study enabled me to visualise the eventual changes in the relative importance of each state, which can be an explanation of shifts in foreign policy.
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