
Curriculum Vitae
Current Position
2019 – present
John G. Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics,
Department of Political Science, Southern Methodist University (Associate Professor, 2019-2025; Professor, 2025–)
Education
2011
PhD Political Science, Columbia University
(awarded with distinction)
2003
MSc International Relations, London School of Economics
and Political Science (LSE)
2002
BA (laurea) in Political Science, Luiss University, Rome
Professional Experience
2012 – 2019
Assistant professor, Associate professor (with tenure from 2016), University of Cambridge
2010-11
Research fellow in foreign policy, Brookings Institution
2003-2004
Analyst, Post-Conflict Rehabilitation and Reconciliation, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Beirut, Lebanon