Andrea APARO

Physicist, professor at the University of Rome (La Sapienza) and at the University Institute of Milan: he is Manager of Finmeccanica and coordinates strategic intelligence. In 1996, he wrote ‘Il libro delle reti-Manuale di Saggezza Telematica’, for ADN Kronos

Diego BALIANI

Military political analyst for the Military Centre of Strategic Studies for the area of the Persian Gulf and the Middle East. He teaches the master’s course in “Intelligence and Security” at the University of Malta Link Campus of Rome

Alain CHARBONNIER

Permanent outside correspondent for the Gnosis Review: he prefers to conceal his identity under a pseudonym

Roberto DI NUNZIO

Consultant for the international relations and communications strategies: he is professor of Analysis of the Media and of Social Techniques of Information at the University of Malta Link Campus of Rome. He is co-author with Colonel Rapetto of ‘Cyberwar – the war of information’, ‘The New wars’ and ‘The Atlas of Spies’

Corrado GIUSTOZZI

Cryptology expert: professor at the University of Aquila and teacher of computer science: He is author of such publications as ‘The syndrome of Fort Apache – The security of information in the post-industrial society

Renzo GUOLO

Professor of Sociology of Islam at the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Turin: contributes to reviews of political and social analysis, such as Aspenia, Limes. Reset, Italiani Europei. He is a columnist for La Repubblica

Carlo JEAN

General of the Army Corps, Military Advisor to the President of the Republic from 1990 to 1992: he was Director of the Military Centre of Strategic Studies, and President of the Centre of Higher Studies for the Defence. He is author of numerous publications, among which the ‘Manuale di Geopolitica’, published by Laterza

Pio MARCONI

Professor of Sociology of Law at the University of Rome (La Sapienza)

Vincenzo MEROLA

Colonel of the Army, expert in transmissions – specialist in electronic warfare and ‘operations –other - than –war’: he was Vice-Director of the ‘Security Project to the Authority’ for informatics, and Technical Advisor to the Minister for Innovation

Enrico MICHELI

The Honourable is Under-Secretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers ‘Delegated Authority’, for the security of the Republic

Guido OLIMPIO

Journalist of the Corriere della Sera, is an expert in international terrorism, particularly, of that tied to the MiddleEast crisis. He is author of numerous publications, among which ‘Operazione Hotel California', published by Feltrinelli 2005

Ferrante PIERANTONI

Engineer: he is Professor of Nuclear Reactors Design at the University of Bologna. For many years, he has been member of the Authority for Informatics, and researcher in the information warfare sector: he is author of 'Combattere con le informazioni’ and ‘Le Guerre Incruente’

Umberto RAPETTO

Colonel in the Guardia di Finanza (Excise, tax and customs military corps): Commander of the GAT Special Telematics frauds: University Professor and journalist, he is author of more than 50 books (among which are ‘Le nuove guerre ‘ ,'L'atlante delle Spie' – both published by Rizzoli-Bur). He was protagonist of the capture of the hackers who illegally entered the informatics systems of the Pentagon; among other things, he teaches in the OSINT courses of the NATO School of Oberammergau

Ennio REMONDINO

Journalist; he is RAI correspondent for the Balkans and Turkey; he was war correspondent in Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, the Middle East and Afghanistan

Roberto VACCA

Engineer: he is computer science teacher of ‘engineering of the systems and total management of quality’ in the University of Rome and Milan. He is author of numerous publications, among which is ‘Anche tu fisico’ , ‘Kill?’