Democratic defence: How Italy can lead the fight against Russian disinformation
Italy’s politics and social media remain vulnerable to Russian influence. But opportunities exist to strengthen itself for the future.
Experts & Staff
Silvia Samorè
ECFR Alumni · ECFR-Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo Pan-European Fellow
Areas of expertise
Security studies, European Union, NATO, security sector reform
Languages
Italian, English, German
Biography
Silvia Samorè was a Pan-European Fellow at the Rome office of the European Council on Foreign Relations.
Before joining ECFR, Samorè worked as a Blue Book trainee at the European Commission in the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments. In her area of responsibility, she followed projects in the field of cyber and digital diplomacy, cooperation in the security sector, and disinformation. Through her prior role at the Post-Conflict Operations Study centre, Silvia developed a deep interest in the field of stability operations and security sector reform, leading to further training at the NATO Stability Policing Centre of Excellence in Vicenza, and the Italian Army Centre for Security Force Assistance and the NATO Centre of Excellence.
Samorè holds a BA and a MA in strategic studies from the University of Turin, and an MA in international military-strategic studies from the Center for High Defense Studies in Rome.
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In the media
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Silvia Samorè and Rafael Loss explain the potential role of the EU in protecting access to outer space
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Silvia Samoré comments on the evolution of the concept of strategic autonomy