National security: the unified model Italy is waiting for and the new bill
An analysis of coordination in Italian national security and the bill proposing a unified strategy.
Public affairs, institutional relations and national security.
Experience in public institutions and business. Politics, strategy and the history of ideas.
Career
Profile & education2025–2026
Eni · Security
2023–2025
Eni · Stakeholder Relations & Services
2022–2023
Presidency of the Italian Republic
2021–2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2020–2021
Presidency of the Council of Ministers · DIPE
2014
European Parliament
Articles & essays
Most recent first. English translations where available.
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Napoleon the man versus Napoleon the film. Ridley Scott’s missed opportunity
From Ridley Scott’s film to Bonaparte’s life: a portrait of ambition, reform, leadership and contradiction, beyond the simplicity of myth.
The inevitability of tragedy. Henry Kissinger’s century
Henry Kissinger’s strategic thinking, moral dilemmas and intellectual legacy, in a reflection written on the eve of his hundredth birthday.
Strategy, business and the national system. An interview with Enrico Savio
A conversation about long-term strategy, innovation and the relationship between major companies and national interests.
A review of Alessandro Aresu’s Il dominio del XXI secolo
A reading of technological competition between China and the United States through semiconductors, production networks and economic security.
China’s energy security dilemma
China’s energy transition between security of supply, the role of coal and leadership in renewables: the objectives and contradictions of the 14th Five-Year Plan.
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The dragon’s claws: scenarios for the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China
Strategy, resources and constraints in China’s military modernisation: an analysis of the CSBA report on the choices facing the People’s Liberation Army and their implications for the United States and its allies.
Corporate relations. An interview with Simone Bemporad
Corporate diplomacy and institutional relations in insurance: the changing relationships between business, society and public institutions.
Italy and national security. An interview with Enrico Borghi
A conversation about Copasir, economic and cyber security, alliances and Italy’s role in the Mediterranean, in the geopolitical context of 2021.
Italy’s strategic frontiers. An interview with Giampiero Massolo
The challenges facing Italian foreign policy, sovereignty and the role of strategic companies in international affairs.
Chris Inglis and the role of Biden’s next cyber chief
A profile of the National Cyber Director nominated in 2021 and the emerging priorities of US cybersecurity.
Balancing national security and private enterprise: the role of CFIUS
Foreign investment, the protection of technology and the relationship between economic security and open markets.
Biden’s new National Security Council: what changed
The organisation of the National Security Council at the start of the Biden administration, including coordination, digital policy and cybersecurity.
Climate, energy and digitalisation: economic diplomacy 4.0. An interview with Marco Alberti
The role of economic diplomacy in the energy and digital transformation of major companies.
“Cosmo-politics”: Italy in Westphalian space. An interview with Marcello Spagnulo
Italy’s aerospace sector, competition between states and the strategic importance of space.
In praise of secrecy
An exploration of the history of ideas, power and the constitutional order, examining the relationship between secrecy, knowledge and democratic responsibility.
Grey eminences: the mythology of lobbying
From advisers to sovereigns to contemporary interest representation: a reflection on influence, expertise and mediation between society and public decision-makers.
Compromise
Compromise as an exercise in humility and an instrument of political judgement: a reflection on flexibility, realism and the pursuit of the common good.
Profile
My work focuses on institutional relations and national security, particularly in energy, defence and aerospace.
With a background in law, I have worked in public institutions and business. Alongside my professional work, I write on politics, strategy and the history of ideas.
Education
2023–2025
SDA Bocconi School of Management
Executive MBA programme
2022
Sapienza Università di Roma
Advanced programme in Economic Security, Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Analysis
2020–2021
LUISS School of Government
Master of Arts in International Public Affairs
2020
LUISS School of Government
Executive Master in Strategic Affairs and National Security
2019–2020
LUISS Business School
Postgraduate master’s programme in Institutional Relations, Lobbying and Corporate Communication
2013–2019
LUISS Guido Carli
Master’s degree in Law