Role
Middle East political analyst (Yemen and the Gulf). Senior Associate Research Fellow, Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). Teaching Assistant, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan. Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Economics and International Relations (ASERI, MIMES). Affiliated with the Middle East Institute (Washington). Former Gulf Analyst, NATO Defense College Foundation (2015-2020).
Bio
She graduated in Linguistic Sciences for International Relations from the Catholic University of Milan and earned a master's degree in European and International Politics from the same university. She also earned a Diploma in European Affairs from ISPI and a first-level Master's degree in Middle Eastern Studies from ASERI (MIMES).
Since 2012, she has been conducting geopolitical analysis for specialized journals and Italian and international research institutes. She is currently a Senior Associate Research Fellow at ISPI, teaches at the Catholic University of Milan, and teaches at ASERI. She was a Gulf Analyst for the NATO Defense College Foundation from 2015 to 2020. Since 2016, she has been collaborating with Avvenire as a commentator on Middle Eastern politics.
His research focuses on Yemen , the domestic and foreign policies of the Gulf monarchies and countries , Arab armed forces and armed groups, civil-military relations, and maritime security between the Arabian Peninsula, Bab el-Mandeb, and the Gulf of Aden. In 2019, he published the monograph “The Huthis: Adaptable Players in Yemen's Multiple Geographies” for CRiSSMA-Educatt.