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