Associate Director

• May 2022 - Present

Affiliate Lecturer

• Aug 2021 - Present

Visiting Fellow

• Oct 2019 - Aug 2021

I deliver lectures to students of the Erasmus Mundus Joint International Masters Degree in Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies.

Head of the Geopolitics and Security Desk

• Sep 2020 - Present

Responsible for managing relations with other think tanks and institutions, coordinating research projects and teaching activities. Responsible for managing relations with other think tanks and institutions, coordinating research projects and teaching activities.

Pan-European Fellow

• Oct 2021 - May 2022

World Terror Watch Director

• Feb 2019 - Jun 2021

International Security and Terrorism Threat Analyst

• Jul 2018 - Feb 2019

▪ Analysis, research, and monitoring international media security contents; e.g. writing reports analysing the threat caused by terrorism, organized crime, civil unrest and maritime piracy.▪ Research and intelligence on geopolitical scenarios, regional security dynamics, energy security and terrorist groups and activities.Achievements:▪ Managed ESISC “World Terror Watch” database and its early alert system, producing regular updates on the global security and political situation, while responding to clients’ needs with tailored analyses.▪ Developed sound expertise on Open Source Intelligence Data Analysis on terrorism, counter-terrorism, and international security related topics. Show less

Political Analyst

• Oct 2016 - Jan 2018

▪ Collaborated as a Political and economic analyst for the production of country reports with FORTUNE MAGAZINE, The Guardian, DIE WELT and Foreign Policy. ▪ In-depth country-focused economic, political and security analysis evaluating different national and regional scenarios in Europe, the Balkans, South East Asia, Africa. ▪ Directed high-level advocacy work and information gathering by arranging, preparing and conducting over 110 interviews with ministers, high-ranking government officials, diplomats and most important local business leaders including: Dr Rob Davies (Min. of Trade and Industry, Republic of SA) Hon. Lord Paul Boateng ( Former British High Commissioner to South Africa) Mr Terry Smith (Founder of Fundsmith Equity Fund) Prof. Edward Paice (Director of the African Research Institute) HE Dr George Vella (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malta) HE Dr Christian Cardona (Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business, Malta) HE Dr Zorana Mihajlović (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rep. of Serbia) HE Prof. Dušan Vujović (Minister of Finance, Rep. of Serbia) HE Goran Knežević (Minister of Economy, Rep. of Serbia) Marko Cadez (President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia) HE Carlos G. Dominguez (Secretary of Finance, Rep. of the Philippines) HE Ernesto C. Abella (Presidential Spokesperson, Rep. of the Philippines) HE Atty Rodolfo A. Salalima (Secretary of Information and Communications, Rep. of the Philippines) HE Salvador Campo Medialdea (Executive Secretary, Rep. of the Philippines) HE Ramon M. Lopez (Secretary of Trade and Industry, Rep. of the Philippines) Show less

Political Analyst

• Apr 2015 - Aug 2015

▪ Contributed to activities and meetings organisation of the Parliamentary Delegations for External Relations with Maghreb, Mashreq and Arabic Peninsula Countries. ▪ Followed the activities of the Parliament Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE); e.g. drafting reports to support EPP's strategy design and political orientation. ▪ Contributed to activities and meetings organisation of the Parliamentary Delegations for External Relations with Maghreb, Mashreq and Arabic Peninsula Countries. ▪ Followed the activities of the Parliament Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE); e.g. drafting reports to support EPP's strategy design and political orientation.

Consultant – International Affairs at International Conventions Office for Foreign Commerce

• Jun 2012 - May 2014

▪ Commercial relations with foreign countries assisting Italian companies with international trade conventions/regulations; e.g. conducted EU and non-EU countries economic, security and political analysis. ▪ Drafted reports on the economic and political situation of non-EU countries in order to facilitate the work of the Office Manager. Achievements: ▪ Successfully assisted the Manager of the International Conventions Office in the design and the launch of the Project (and its web portal): "Worldpass – Info desk of the Chambers of Commerce for Internationalization”, contributing to improving the effectiveness of the International Conventions Office. ▪ Successfully managed formal relations with the IRU, the World Trade Organization and other Italian Chambers Of Commerce around the world. I worked at the Italian Union of the Chambers of Commerce, under the mandate of IRU (International Road Transport), for the implementation of the TIR International Convention on the International transportation of goods. Show less

Junior Expert

• Jul 2011 - Dec 2011

▪ Designed and managed projects within the National Anti-drugs Plans of 2010 and 2011 and contributed to the administrative-accounting management of the Department’s activities. Achievements: ▪ Successfully contributed at the drafting of the “2011 - Annual Report of the Parliament on the state of the art of the fight against drugs”, monitoring and analysing data concerning public investments and strategic actions aimed to contrast drug dependence. ▪ Successfully managed the formal and administrative relations with Italian, European and international institutions (e.g. ILO, European Union, UN). Show less

Junior Expert at Department for Anti-Drug Policies Presidency of the Council of Ministers

• Oct 2010 - Jun 2011

▪ Administrative-accounting management of the DPA’s activities. ▪ Collaborated to the activities carried out by the Department co-working with ITC-ILO managing the formal relations between the two above mentioned bodies. ▪ Evaluation and analysis of the latest national, European and international regulations concerning anti-drugs policies. ▪ Management of the administrative and accounting organization of the ITC – ILO projects among the Department. ▪ Management of the formal and administrative relationships with European and international institutions. All of the above have been carried out at the Department for Anti-Drug Policies premises. Show less