Experts & Staff – ECFR Rome

Cinzia Bianco

Visiting Fellow

Areas of expertise

The Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf region, European relations with the Gulf countries

Teresa Coratella

Programme Manager, ECFR Rome

Areas of expertise

Italian foreign policy, Poland in Europe, Visegrád Group, geopolitics and International Relations

Lorena Stella Martini

Advocacy and Communication Assistant, ECFR Rome

Areas of expertise

Morocco; Iraq; Social movements, Human rights & gender issues in the MENA region

Alberto Rizzi

ECFR-Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo Pan-European Fellow

Areas of expertise

Infrastructures, trade, energy, European Union

Silvia Samorè

ECFR-Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo Pan-European Fellow

Areas of expertise

Security studies, European Union, NATO, security sector reform

Arturo Varvelli

Head, ECFR Rome
Senior Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise

Geopolitics and International Relations; MENA Region; Libya; EU-MENA relations; Italian-Libyan relations; Italian foreign policy