Research Interests
I am a Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), where I currently work on security assistance provided to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, as well as artificial intelligence as a frontier of US-China competition. My broader research interests include Chinese foreign policy, China’s engagement in Africa and Asia, the Belt and Road Initiative, the export of artificial intelligence technology, the politics of Southeast Asia, and South-South cooperation. Prior to joining PRIO, I was the editor of Millennium: Journal of International Studies, Vol. 45, and I worked as a consultant at the UNESCAP in Bangkok, where I led a project on sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. I have a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a MA in Chinese Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies.
Background
Languages spoken:
Italian (native); English; Spanish; Chinese (fluent); Norwegian (intermediate); Portuguese; French (basic)
Work experience:
2020-: Senior Researcher
2019-2020: Project Coordinator, PRIO, Oslo
2016-2017: Associate Editor, Millennium: Journal of International Studies, London
2015-2017: Graduate Teaching Assistant, LSE, London
2015-2016: Editor & Director, Millennium: Journal of International Studies
2014-2015: Consultant, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok
2014-2015: Research Coordinator, LSE Africa Summit, London
Academic Visitorships:
2017, School of International Studies (SIS), Peking University, Beijing
Education:
2014-2019, PhD in International Relations, The London School of Economics and Political Science
2012-2013, MA in Chinese Studies (major in International Politics), School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
2008-2011, BA in Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Pisa