Experts & Staff – ECFR Rome
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
The Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf region, European relations with the Gulf countries
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Deputy Head, Rome office
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Italian and Polish foreign policy, European foreign policy, disinformation
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Africa geopolitics and international relations, Africa-China, emerging middle powers, energy transition, eastern and southern Africa.
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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
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pan-European Fellow
Areas of expertise
Ethnic conflicts, international relations and strategic studies, post-conflict state structures, the Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa