Analysts
Margherita Rigoli
She is completing the MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy at Leiden University in collaboration with the Clingendael Institute. She focuses primarily on EU development policies in the Global South, and EU defence policy.
Sofia Mastrostefano
Master’s Degree in Philosophy at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan. She attended several courses on geopolitics and global security at the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). Currently Press and Media Manager at the NATO Defense College Foundation.
Yeelen Badona Monteiro
PhD Student in Philosophical Issues in an International Perspective at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan.
Stefano Giantin
Journalist based in the Balkans since 2005, he covers Central- and Eastern Europe for a wide range of media outlets, including the Italian national news agency ANSA, and the dailies La Stampa and Il Piccolo.
Giorgio Cella
PhD in Politics and Institutions at the Catholic University of Milan, where he holds a seminar in Post-Soviet Geopolitics and the Ukrainian crisis. His main areas of expertise are Eastern European and Russian Geopolitics and History of International Relations.
Fabio Indeo
PhD holder in Geopolitics at University of Trieste and non-resident fellow research at Center for Energy Governance and Security (EGS South Korea).
Elenoire Laudieri
Sinologist and Chief Analyst on Chinese Affairs at Nato Defense College Foundation. Foreign affairs writer for international magazines and publications.
Jason Pack
Jason Pack is the Founder of the boutique consultancy Libya-Analysis LLC and the US-based non-profit Eye on ISIS. His most recent book, Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder (Oxford University Press) explores what Libya’s dysfunctional economic structures and its ongoing civil war reveal about broader patterns in 21st century geopolitics. In his role as Senior Analyst for Emerging Challenges with the Foundation, he will lead a special programme entitled “NATO and the Global Enduring Disorder,” which will produce a range of content (including a podcast and series of publications) sketching out a “unified field theory” of our current era of geopolitics while proposing actionable solutions to our most pressing collective action challenges.
Matteo Bressan
Teacher at the Italian Society for the International Organisation, he is author of various books concerning terrorism and focused on Eurasia geopolitics, jihadism and hybrid wars. International relations professor at LUMSA University.
Federico Berger
Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT) Analyst for the Italian cybersecurity firm TS-Way. Until 2021, he served as Communication Officer and Disinformation Analyst at the NATO Defense College Foundation. He is currently enrolled in the 360/Digital Sherlocks training program of the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensics Research Lab (DFRLab).
Stefano Marcuzzi
An Oxford University DPhil in Military History, he has been a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute (EUI), Florence, a Visiting Scholar at Carnegie Europe, Brussels, and is now Marie-Curie Fellow at the University College Dublin (UCD) and an external fellow at Boston University (BU).
Umberto Profazio
Maghreb and Gulf Analyst for the NATO Defense College Foundation, he was previously Libya Analyst for the Conflict, Security and Development Programme at the IISS and regularly publishes on issues such as political developments, security and terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Mauro Primavera
Ph.D. in Institutions and Policies, researcher at OASIS International Foundation and Teaching Assistant in Geopolitics, History of Islamic Asia, History of Civilization and Political Culture at the Catholic University of Milan. His research areas include Arab and Mediterranean geopolitics, history of MENA region, Arab secular and religious movements.
Umberto Profazio
Maghreb and Gulf Analyst for the NATO Defense College Foundation, he was previously Libya Analyst for the Conflict, Security and Development Programme at the IISS and regularly publishes on issues such as political developments, security and terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Roberto D'Agostino
Executive and Italian Honorary Diplomat based in Russia, an expert in Government Relations and Russia’s domestic and international affairs. Graduated in Oriental Studies in Italy, he specialised in Middle East and Soviet Studies in Cairo, Moscow and New York.
