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First name / Surname Alessandro Politi

Address 1, v. dei Dauni, I-00185, Rome

Telephone (+39-06) 97 60 10 74 Mobile: (+39-348) 710 87 85

E-mail [email protected]

Nationality Ita lian

Date of b ir th 18.05.1960

Gender Male

Desired employment /

Occupational field

Political and global strategic analyst

Work experience

Dates 19/10/ 2016 till August 2017

Occupation or position held Chief Political Advisor (A-6)

Main activities and responsibilities - Political Counselling, Analysis, Repor ting to COMKFOR - Local Key Leader Engagement - Political input to J2 and other relevant branches of HQ KFOR

- Key Leader Training and In Theatre Tranining

Name and address of client HA KFOR, Camp Film City, 10000 Kosovo, Pristina

Type of business or sector Political Counselling

Dates June-July 2016

Occupation or position held Intelligence Master teacher

Main activities and responsibilities - Preparation and delivery of the module “OSINT, Geopolitics – Decision and decision maker”

Name and address of client University Roma 3, via Ariosto 25, I-00185, Rome



Type of business or sector Strategic and Intelligence Teaching

Dates 19 November 2015

Occupation or position held Speaker at the IASSP conference

Main activities and responsibilities - Preparation and delivery of the presentation “Geopolitics: Economy and Jobs”

Name and address of client IASSP (Istituto di Alti Studi Strategici e Politici per la Leadership), via Vittor Pisani 6, I-20124 Milan

Type of business or sector Political Teaching

Dates 27 October 2015

Occupation or position held Speaker at the WJC Governing Board in Rome

Main activities and responsibilities - Preparation and delivery of the presentation “ World, Worldwide Jewish communities and the death of the Middle East”

Name and address of client JWC, 1 rue de Varembé, CH-1202 Geneva

Type of business or sector NGO

Dates March 2015 onwards

Occupation or position held Collaboration w ith the I l Carabiniere magazine

Main activities and responsibilities - Writing monthly articles on main crisis g lobal hotspots

Name and address of client Carabinieri, Rivista il Carabiniere, Viale Romania 45, I- 00197 Rome

Type of business or sector Gendarmerie

Dates 16-17 February 2014

Occupation or position held Lecturer at the 8th CORCE course for the Master in Internationalisation

Main activities and responsibilities - Teaching strategic analysis to young Chinese and Japanese speaking I talian commercial managers

Name and address of client ITA (Italian Trade Agency), via Liszt 21, I-00144 Rome

Type of business or sector Governmental institution

Dates 5-6 June 2014

Occupation or position held Contributor to the I talian Defence White Paper

Main activities and responsibilities - Writing a shor t policy oriented essay on future scenarios and risks, published by the IT MoD on its

website the 19th June 2014 - Contributing to the discussion in a pool of 40 analysts, specialists, academics - Moderating the round table with the Defence Minister , Hon. Rober ta Pinotti at the Leopolda political

meeting (25/10/2014) and drafting the round table’s proposals

Name and address of client Ministero della Difesa, Palazzo Baracchini, 8 via XX Settembre, I-00186 Rome

Type of business or sector Intergovernmental institution

Dates January-December 2014

Occupation or position held Presidency of the CEMRES

Main activities and responsibilities - Leading the rotating direction of the 5+5 Defence Initiative networked research centre on behalf of the I ta lian government for 2014

- Chairing the research group meetings, coordinating the research work of 10 researchers - Drafting the research and the executive summary on the next Confidence Building Measures to be

adopted by the 5+5 Defence Initiative

- Presenting the conclusions to the Steering Committee - Presenting in December at the Granada ministeria l the conclusions to the 5+5 Defence Ministers



Name and address of client Centre Euromaghrébin de Recherche et d ’Études Stratégiques, Base Militaire Bor tal Haydar,

Bardo 2000,Tunisie

Type of business or sector Intergovernmental institution

Dates December 2013 onwards

Occupation or position held Intelligence analysis teaching

Main activities and responsibilities - Global geopolitical scenarios - Relevant crises

Name and address of client Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Palazzo Chigi, 370 Piazza Colonna, I-0187, Rome


Dates November 2013 onwards

Occupation or position held Strategic Analyst and Associate Research Fellow

Main activities and responsibilities - Strategic research on Latin America - Conferences

Name and address of client ICEDD, Latin America section, LUISS, Viale Romania 32, I-0197, Rome

Type of business or sector Academic institution

Dates November 2013

Occupation or position held Parliamentary hearings and speeches

Main activities and responsibilities - Hearing at the House Foreign Affair s Committee, “La proiezione dell’I talia e dell’Europa nei nuovi scenari geopolitici” (The relevance of I taly and Europe in the new geopolitical scenarios), 13/11/2013

- Hearing at the House Defence Committee, “Programmi d’armamento ed integrazione europea” (Defence procurement and European integration), 19/11/2013

- Discussion at the House Foreign Affairs Committee, “Il ritorno dell’Iran” (Iran’s comeback), organised by the ISPI institute, 21/11/2013

- Introductory remarks “Libya the unen(viable)” and moderation of the Libya session, NATO Parliamentary Assembly, I ta lian delegation to NATO PA led by MP Federica Mogherini (now EU HR since Nov. 2014), Joint seminar, 26/11/2013

Name and address of client Camera dei Deputati, Pal. Montecitorio; Senato della Repubblica, Pal. Madama, Rome

Type of business or sector Parliamentary institution

Dates October 2013 onwards

Occupation or position held Columnist

Main activities and responsibilities - “Red Baron” regular monthly column on aerospace, security, defence policies on the oldest and most authoritative specialised I talian magazine

Type of business or sector Specialized aerospace and defence journalism

Dates June-July 2013

Occupation or position held Consulting on procurement programmes

Main activities and responsibilities - Assisting majority MP in both houses regarding the debate on the F-35 multi-role combat aircraft

Name and address of client Camera dei Deputati, Pal. Montecitorio; Senato della Repubblica, Pal. Madama, Rome

Type of business or sector International policy-making, education and outreach

Dates June 2012 onwards

Occupation or position held Wikistrat senior analyst

Main activities and responsibilities - Participating in activities of the Wikistrat analytical community

Name and address of client Wikistrat Inc., 10 G Street NE, Suite #710 Washington, D.C. 20002, USA


Dates May 2012 onwards



Occupation or position held Director

Main activities and responsibilities - Organization of international conferences on major NATO and global outreach issues: “Afghanistan post 2014 and beyond, Ask and Task” (7-8/2/2013); “Security in a no one’s world? Game changers”

(13-13/2/2014); “Western Balkans – The futures of integration” (7-8/10/2014) on behalf of the I talian EU Presidency; “The shaping of Eastern Europe - Alternative priorities and outcomes (18-19/5/2015) with the sponsoring of the Latvian EU Presidency; the seminar “NATO Summit 2016

Advisory Panel”, 25/10/2015 w ith the GMFUS; the restricted seminar “Eurasia and Armed Radicalism - Spaces, flows and finances of an evolving terrorism” (Berlin, 27/1/2016) with PMG; the conference “Arab Geopolitics - Perceptions, unknowns and policies” (25-25/2/2016); the specialist seminar “CBRN Risks in Maritime and Land Containers Transport - Global good

transpor tation and future non-conventional challenges” (25-25 May 2016); the restr icted seminar “Warsaw and beyond - NATO, the world disorder and the options ahead” (25/5/2016); the High Level Seminar “Deep Maghreb: (in)security and stability - North Africa and its Sahel dimension”

(30/11/2016) - Editing the 7 books of the conferences - Networking

- High level international policy and strategy training, giving tailored courses to decision makers and their staff

- Scientific direction of events and researches - Web content organizer (www.ndc- foundation.org)

- Budgeting - Coordination of the East Europe, Russia, Balkans, China, MENA area and Emerging Challenges

Strategic Trends forecasting

- Direct liaison and collaboration with the Research Branch of the NATO Defense College (Rome) and with NATO HQ PDD, ECD, PASP

- NDCF analysts’ training workshop, 18/9/2013

- Holding several conferences

Name and address of client NATO Defense College Foundation, via Serpieri 8 , I-00197 Rome


Dates February-December 2012

Occupation or position held Deputy Director School of Analysis

Main activities and responsibilities - OSINT Analysis - Analysis: Theory and Practice - Designing and leading the School of Analysis

Name and address of client Link Campus University (MAINS – Master Studi d’Intelligence e Sicurezza), via Nomentana 335 , I-00162 Rome

Type of business or sector Intelligence and Strategic Analysis Teaching

Dates October 2011 onwards

Occupation or position held Senior Lecturer

Main activities and responsibilities - Political Leadership - Political Analysis

- Geopolitics and Political Decision - Supervising master students

Name and address of client IASSP (Istituto d i Alti Studi Strategici e Politici per la Leadership), via Vittor Pisani 6, I-20124 Milan

Type of business or sector Political Teaching

Dates June 2011-December 2015

Occupation or position held Senior Analyst

http://www.ndc-foundation.org/



Main activities and responsibilities - Leader of the global analysis and shor t term forecasting project “Prospettive 2013” (Global Outlook

2013); “Prospettive 2014” (Global Outlook 2014); “Prospettive 2015” (Global Outlook 2015); drafting the General Perspective, co-ordinating the project and supervising the two volumes (IT-ENG) and related electronic material; advanced development and practical application of the

proprietary SWOT2 methodology - Strategic monitoring of Latin America, monthly - Analysis of major border disputes in Latin America - Contribution to the “Seminario sull’ar tig lier ia” (Seminar on Ar tillery) of Bracciano (Rome), with the

presentation “Gestione crisi e/o verso la guerra? Aree di crisi e conflitto” (Crisis management or/and towards a war? Crisis and conflict area), 4th of December 2012

- Contribution to the conference “Falklands – Malvinas,1982-2012 a trent’anni dall’ultima guerra

aeronavale” (Falklands – Malvinas,1982-2012 – Thir ty years after the last air and sea conflict) organized by Festival della Diplomazia, Informazioni della Difesa with the presentation of the CeMiSS Instant Paper “Falkland – Malvinas: Blood and Future, The Macho, the Tommie and the

Kelper” - Contribution to the round table “Il neo attivismo turco. Quali riflessi sugli interessi italiani?” (Turkey’s

new activism. What are the consequences for I talian interests?), 24/11/2011 at the CASD (Centre for High Defence Studies, IT MoD)

- Contribution to the conference on Turkey “Turkey: Netchwork and strategic depth” , organised by the IT Navy ISSM institute, 4/11/2013

- Contribution to the conference on Cybersecurity “Global netwchworks and urban t(roubles)?”,

organised by the IT MFA and the Formiche magazine 26/2/2015 - Global Outlook 2013, GO 2014 (7/12/2013) and GO 2015 (17/9/2015) assistant researchers’

analytical training workshop,

Name and address of client Centro Militare Studi Strategici, Pz. della Rovere 83, I-00165 Rome

Type of business or sector Strategic Analysis

Dates February 2011-February 2012

Occupation or position held Senior Par tner (geopolitics and geoeconomics)

Main activities and responsibilities - Geopolitical and geoeconomic analysis in the field of renewable energies - Web publications co-ordinator

Name and address of client Claudia Bettio l & Par tners, v. Vittorio Veneto 183, I-00187 Rome

Type of business or sector Strategic Renewable Energies consultancy

Dates August 2007 onwards

Occupation or position held Senior lecturer (geopolitics, geoeconomics and intelligence)

Main activities and responsibilities - Geopolitics teacher for the training of foreign diplomats and politicians (MFA of: AL, AM, IQ, YE, ME, MK, XK-Kosovo, NG, SYR)

- Leader of the geopolitics module of the Geopolitics and Intelligence Master

- Leader of the geopolitics module of the International Functions Master - Teacher of geopolitics for the training of public officia ls - Keynote speaker at the SIOI-KRG (IQ) MoU “Iraq, the Kurdish issue and evolving regional

geopolitics” , 15/12/2013

Name and address of client SIOI (Società I ta liana per l’Organizzazione Internazionale - UNA I taly (UN Association), Piazza di San Marco, 51

I-00186 Rome

Type of business or sector Teaching and Training

Dates 17/07/2011

Occupation or position held Strategic consultant



Main activities and responsibilities - Briefing for the national and international civil personnel of NATO – HQ JFC Naples on the issue

Maghreb in its strategic context

Name and address of client NATO – HQ JFC Naples, V.le della L iberazione, I-80124 Naples

Type of business or sector Strategic analysis

Dates July 2011-July 2012

Occupation or position held Teaching

Main activities and responsibilities - Forecasting analysis lessons in the course “Analisi delle Relazioni Internazionali” (Analysis of

International Relations) in the framework of the ASERI Summer School (High School of Economics and International Relations)

Name and address of client Università Cattolica, Alta Scuola Econonomia e Relazioni Internazionali, Marianum, Via San Vittore, 18, I-20123 Milan

Type of business or sector Teaching

Dates 15/06/2011

Occupation or position held Strategic consultant

Main activities and responsibilities - Briefing for the I ta lian Tour Operators Association (ASTOI - Associazione Tour Operator I ta liani, part of Feder turismo-Confindustr ia) on the Maghreb situation and possible economic perspectives

Name and address of client ASTOI Confindustria Viaggi, Viale Pasteur, 10 (Palazzo Confindustria), I-00144 Rome


Dates October 2010 – February 2011

Occupation or position held Risk analysis consultant

Main activities and responsibilities - Commercial information evaluation and risk analysis

- Global country risk analysis for business traveller s - Directing a research team in the framework of a multi-firm consultancy project - Picking up weak signals regarding the problems of Mubarak’s succession

Name and address of client ENI, Pz. Enrico Mattei 1, I-00144 Rome

Type of business or sector Risk analysis, commercial OSINT (Open Source Intelligence)

Dates October 2009-2014

Occupation or position held Lecturer of g lobal organized crime analysis

Main activities and responsibilities - Teaching the basics about of organized cr ime to Iraqi d iplomats - Short h istory of the war on drugs

- Global criminal analysis

Name and address of client LUISS, Via Pola12, I-00198 Roma


Dates October 2009 - August 2010

Occupation or position held GSO (Global Scenario Officer)

Main activities and responsibilities - Scientific direction of the Global Intelligence project

- Supervisor of the Wikiseminar “If no(w) Europe” - Author of the Global Intelligence section of the I4E (I ta ly for Europe) blog - Development of international and strategic projects - Senior expert in the EC INSIEME project in Romania (DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal

Opportunities) - Development of the SWOT2 concept - Development of alternative EU political integration scenarios (Blue Banana C lub, Regional

twinnings integration, EP initiative)

Name and address of client Expert I talia srl, v. Benedetto Marcello 6, I-20124 Milan

Type of business or sector Strategic research, public policies




Occupation or position held Senior expert

Main activities and responsibilities - Participating to the EC SAPERE (FSE-SOP HRD n. 4734), project with ANOFM (Labour Agency of Romania) as project leader

Name and address of employer European Commission, DG Employ ment, Social Affairs and Equal Oppor tunities, B-1049 Brussels

Type of business or sector Strategic labour market analysis at global and European level



Main activities and responsibilities - Participating to the EC Animanova project “Labour inclusion for trafficked persons” (FSE-SOP

HRD, id n. 30809) in Romania

Name and address of employer European Commission, DG Employ ment, Social Affairs and Equal Oppor tunities, B-1049 Brussels

Type of business or sector Co-facilitator of the community of practices on Institutional Relations and Legislation

Dates November 2009 – January 2013

Occupation or position held Intelligence teaching

Main activities and responsibilities - Intelligence analysis - OSINT method

- Algeria

Name and address of employer SMD II, Distaccamento Ponte Galeria, Via Monte Carnevale, 38, I-0148 Rome

Type of business or sector Co-facilitator of the community of practices on Institutional Relations and Legislation

Dates November 2007-January 2009

Occupation or position held Intelligence teaching

Main activities and responsibilities - Methods of analysis intelligence - Global criminal analysis

- Geopolitics

Name and address of client Guardia di Finanza, Scuola Polizia Tributaria, Via delle Fiamme Gialle 14, I-00122, Lido di Ostia

(Rome)


Dates June 2007 till today

Occupation or position held Teaching

Main activities and responsibilities - Correlation between internal security and international politics - The big global strategic p icture and the consequences for the police forces - Developing the concepts of war, crisis, peace

Name and address of employer Scuola di Per fezionamento per le Forze di Polizia, Piazza di Priscilla, 6, I-00199 Rome

Type of business or sector Global strategic teaching

Dates June 2006 - October 2009

Occupation or position held Director of the Outpost for Strategic and Security Scenarios (OSSS) of Nomisma

Main activities and responsibilities - Scientific co-ordination and editing of the yearly strategic and economic global outlook Nomos &

Khaos, including presentations in I taly and Europe - Writing the executive summary, the yearly global vision/perspectives and the conclusions - Developing the new concepts of : Women Strategics (W-strats), Disarchic Multipolarism, Liquid

Balance Hubs, Seven Shaping F lows, International Reference System - Presentation of the OSSS evolving research concepts and methods to pr ivate and government

audiences

- Fund raising

Name and address of employer Nomisma, Palazzo Davia Bargellini, 44 Strada Maggiore, I-40125 Bologna



Type of business or sector Global political-economic analysis and strategic research

Dates September 2008 – December 2010

Occupation or position held Advisor to the Chairman of the I talian Parliament Intelligence and Security Committee (CoPaSiR),

Sen. Francesco Rutelli

Main activities and responsibilities - Advising the Chairman on main intelligence and strategic themes - Preparing the report on human trafficking as national security risk (CoPaSiR, Relazione, La tratta

di esseri umani e le sue implicazioni per la sicurezza della Repubblica, relatore Sen. Francesco Rutelli, 29/4/2009), http://www.parlamento.it/service/PDF/PDFServer/DF/211790.pdf (03/09/2009)

- Preparing the report on cyber crime, (CoPaSiR, Relazione sulle possibili implicazioni e minacce per la sicurezza nazionale derivanti dall’utilizzo dello spazio cibernetico, relatore Sen. Francesco Rutelli, 07/07/2010),

http://www.parlamento.it/documen ti/repository/commissioni/b icamerali/COMITATO% 20SICUREZZA/Doc_XXXIV_n_4.pdf (22/07/2010)

- Preparing specific investigations, repor ts and actions of the Committee

Name and address of employer Comitato Parlamentare per la Sicurezza della Repubblica, Palazzo San Macuto, I-00186 Rome

Type of business or sector Political and intelligence analysis

Dates October 2008 - November 2009

Occupation or position held Expert of the Crisis Monitoring Group for the project “Operare nelle Crisi” (Operating in a crisis

environment), funded by the I ta lian Foreign Affairs Ministry – Development Co-operation D irectorate General

Main activities and responsibilities - Revising with other specialists specific dossiers and reports - Co-author of the final recommendations concerning the cr ises in Somalia, Lebanon, Afghanistan

and Sudan

Name and address of employer Ministero Affari Esteri, Piazzale della Farnesina 1, I-00135 Rome

Type of business or sector Strategic Analysis

Dates March 2008 - July 2009

Occupation or position held Director of the research project “The world in 20 years”, global scenarios for the aeronautics sector

Main activities and responsibilities - Scientific direction of the jo int Alenia Aeronautica - Nomisma OSSS team - Directing the brainstorming for the generation of scenarios

- Creation of the global political, economic and social scenarios for the defin ition of policies and techno-industrial a lliances in the civil and military aeronautical sector

Name and address of employer Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica group), v. Campania 45, 00185 I-Rome

Type of business or sector Strategic Foresight

Dates August 2006- July 2008


Main activities and responsibilities - Responsibility of the Working Package “Ethical and legal aspects” within the EC Preparatory Action on Security Research of the European Commission (2004-2006) BIO3R (Bioterrorism Resilience, Research, Reaction). The programme was focused on resilience capabilities regarding different scenarios of bioterrorist attack

- BIO3R 3 was the first classified research launched by the European Community (Confidentia l, Restr icted)

Name and address of employer European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry, B-1049 Brussels

Type of business or sector Social and legal analysis of b ioterrorist emergencies

Dates 2006 – 2008

Occupation or position held Strategic consultancy

Main activities and responsibilities - Consultancy for the I ta lian MEP (Member of European Parliament) Lilli Gruber on Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, extraordinary renditions

- Preparing political position papers and speeches



Name and address of employer European Parliament, Rue Wiertz ASP 15G302, BE-1047, Brussels

Type of business or sector European institution

Dates September 1997 – July 2008

Occupation or position held Independent strategic and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) analyst

Main activities and responsibilities - Political-military and strategic analysis - European defence industry policy - Emerging risks analysis - Multilateral security co-operation policy

- Intelligence policy - Advisor to the Segrecesis/DIS IT Intelligence Coordinator /Director (2006-2008) and editor of the

IT government’s Report on information policy for security (2006-2007); CESIS/DIS, L.go S.

Susanna, I-00187, Roma - Open source intelligence (OSINT) and knowledge management - Conceptual defin ition of a European intelligence sharing mechanism

Name and address of employer Self-employed professional assisting different public and private customers

Type of business or sector Strategic and OSINT analysis

Dates June 2006 – November 2007

Occupation or position held Parliamentary advisor for the Senate majority par ty whips (Sen. Luigi Zanda and Sen. Anna

Finocchiaro) on the Afghan dossier

Main activities and responsibilities - Preparing an OSINT report on the political, military and social situation in Afghanistan

- Evaluate different policy options - Predict possible results according to the options - Formulate policy recommendations

Name and address of employer Senato della Repubblica I taliana, Palazzo Madama, I-00186, Rome

Type of business or sector Ita lian parliamentary institution

Dates 06/11/2007

Occupation or position held Consulting for the 4th Mountain Infantry Parachutist Regiment and other I talian Army Special Operations Forces

Main activities and responsibilities - Strategic briefing on the future of the Afghan theatre

Name and address of employer Ministero Difesa – COMALP e COFS, Caserma Vittorio Veneto, I-39100, Bolzano-Bozen

Type of business or sector Military

Dates 15-16 and 25/10/2007

Occupation or position held Top management consultancy for the Zurich insurance company and its brokers

Main activities and responsibilities - Preparation of a global strategic briefing focussing on risk management at worldwide level

Name and address of employer Zurich, 6 P.za Carlo Erba, I-20129, Milan

Type of business or sector Global insurance company

Dates 2006 - 2009

Occupation or position held Strategic analysis consultant

Main activities and responsibilities - Analysis on the major narco-market trends in relationship with the wars on drugs and with evolving illegal markets

Name and address of employer Prevolab (Ministry of Health, Drug addiction forecasting laboratory), ASL, Dip. D ipendenze, 40, v. Darwin, I-22154, Milan

Type of business or sector Strategic analysis of transnational organized crime, public health, drug addiction prevention

Dates 2006 – 2007

Occupation or position held Strategic analysis consultant

Main activities and responsibilities - Analysis of the South Asia regional security complex in the India-Pakistan track 2 talks - Analysis of nuclear issues and peace prospects

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Name and address of employer Landau Network-Centro Volta (LNCV), Villa Olmo, 1 Via Simone Cantoni, I-22100, Como

Type of business or sector International relations institute

Dates 2006 – 2007

Occupation or position held Strategic and OSINT consultancy

Main activities and responsibilities - Project manager of the I talian civil aviation and civil aeronautics industry research repor t (Alitalia, Finmeccanica, Alenia)

- Tracking and defining major decisions from 1997 till 2007 in the I talian civil aeronautics sector and, together with other consultants, also with regards to Alitalia (the I talian national a irline)

- Briefing major political decision-maker on relevant scenarios, among which the Secretary to the PM (Sottosegretario a lla Presidenza del Consiglio), Enrico Letta

Name and address of employer AREL (Agenzia Ricerche e Legislazione) agency, 6 Pz. Sant’Andrea della Valle, I-00186, Rome

Type of business or sector Policy-oriented research institute

Dates October 2003 – June 2006

Occupation or position held Director of the “Nomos & Khaos” project (Outpost for Strategic and Security Scenarios), publishing the Nomisma Repor t from 2004 to 2006 on global political, economic and strategic perspectives

Main activities and responsibilities - Political-military and strategic analysis - Design of the research matrix

- Co-ordination of the research group - Writing the executive summary, yearly global vision, future projections - Developing the new concepts of : D isarchic Multipolarism, Liquid Balance Hubs, Seven Shaping

Flows

Name and address of employer Nomisma, Palazzo Davia Bargellini, 44 Strada Maggiore, I-40125, Bologna

Type of business or sector Economic and strategic research

Dates 07/02/2007


Main activities and responsibilities - Joint hearing before the I talian Republic Chamber and Senate Defence Committees on defence

planning strategic models in main EU countries

Name and address of employer Camera dei Deputati e Senato della Repubblica, Palazzo Montecitorio, Piazza Montecitorio, I -0186,

Rome


Dates July 2005 – March 2006


Main activities and responsibilities - Analysis of the culture of jihadist movements - Drafting the classified report - Formulation of final policy recommendations in order to thwart at d ifferent levels the spreading of

jihadi culture and the recruitment of candidate suicide terrorists

Name and address of employer Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Palazzo Chigi, 370 Piazza Colonna, I-0187, Rome


Dates January – June 2006

Occupation or position held Political analysis consultancy

Main activities and responsibilities - Analysis of possible alternatives after the political elections in the territor ies of the National

Palestinian Authority



Dates July 2004 – November 2005

Occupation or position held Geopolitics teaching

Main activities and responsibilities - Geopolitics teaching in Global Policies and ASERI Summer School



Name and address of employer Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Servizio Relazioni Internazionali , v. Carducci 28/30, I -20123,

Milan – ASERI, Via San Vittore, 18, I-20123, Milan

Type of business or sector University

Dates June 2004 – January 2005

Occupation or position held Political analysis consultancy

Main activities and responsibilities - Analysis of the political development in Iraq after the political e lections and in connection w ith the drafting of the constitution



Dates June-December 2003

Occupation or position held National exper t on behalf of the I ta lian National Armaments D irector during the EU Semester Presidency of I ta ly regarding the negotiations on the European Armaments Agency (EDA)

Main activities and responsibilities - Taking par t to negotiations - Preparing and revising the negotiation position at quadrilateral and multilateral level - First drafting and co-revising of negotiation documents (subjects: Intergovernmental Agency in

the field of defence capabilities development, research, acquisition and armaments; EU R&D Draft decision on the relationship between Defence Ministers and Intergovernmental Agency; ESDP funding)

Name and address of employer Direttore Nazionale degli Armamenti (NAD), Palazzo Esercito, 123/A Via XX Settembre, I -00187, Rome

Type of business or sector Military

Dates February 2002 – January 2006

Occupation or position held Political, strategic and OSINT analysis

Main activities and responsibilities - Analysis of the political priorities of the Popular Republic of China

- Analysis of the political situation in Turkey - Drafting a paper on the future of European intelligence co-operation - Analysis of the political and security situation in Iraq

- Strategic and operational analysis of the jihadist phenomenon in Afghanistan and Iraq in connection with its iconic figures

- Analysis of the political evolution in Kosovo and the Balkans

- Drafting of speeches and speaking points for top officia ls - Analysis of internal processes - Analysis of specific Islamist sites - Scientific editing of official repor ts

- Analysis of the political and strategic evolution of the Persian Gulf - National e laboration of the Information War fare concept - Analysis of the possible rapprochement between Iran and the USA

- Analysis of the political and institutional evolution of NATO and its impact on national secur ity policy

- Political analysis of the allied countries par ticipating to the stabilisation in Iraq

- Strategic analysis of the mistakes in the conduct of war against Iraq from preparation to stabilisation

- Analysis and recommendations for the co-ordination in the fight against international terrorism - Emerging risks analysis

- Political analysis of Somalia and of its relevance for the national interest - Political and strategic analysis of the stances and interests of the major actors of the international

community regarding the Iraqi issue



Dates June 2001 – October 2002




Main activities and responsibilities - Contribution to the EC DDSI project (Dependability Development Support Initiative) in the

framework of the “Information Society Technology” Programme (1998-2002), DG Information Society

- Drafting of the chapters regarding I ta ly and Slovenia w ith respect to secure and reliable ICT

infrastructures (legislation, actor s, risks, cyber security, public pr ivate par tnerships)

Name and address of employer Rand Europe, Westbrook Centre, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1YG, United Kingdom

Type of business or sector Strategic research institute

Dates April 2000 – March 2002


Main activities and responsibilities - Analysing internal I talian and jihadist European terrorist trends

- Strategic evaluation of terrorist phenomena - OSINT training and teaching in counter terrorist analysis - Analysis of the global r isks and trends

- Situation of the European Mediterranean Policy (Barcelona Process) - Analysis of the situation in Afghanistan and drafting of options - Analysis of national intelligence priorities in a multilateral framework - Contribution to the formulation of a policy regarding new NATO intelligence requirements

- Analysis and strategic forecasting of N igeria and Republic of Central Africa - Political analysis of the Lebanese elections - Analysis of the future of the Middle East peace process

- Design of an operational philosophy, an operational requirement and a training profile for an Ita lian OSINT Centre (Multimedia Centre). Management of the teaching, training and IOC of the OSINT Centre



Dates September 2000

Occupation or position held Technical consultancy

Main activities and responsibilities - Consultancy for an I ta lian MP on the intelligence reform bill

Name and address of employer Camera dei Deputati, Palazzo Montecitorio, Piazza Montecitorio, I-0186, Rome


Dates January – December 2000

Occupation or position held Strategic consultancy for the Greek Defence Minister (Akis T sohatzopoulos)

Main activities and responsibilities - Drafting a strategic scenario explaining and detailing the possibilities of a rapprochement between Greece and Turkey

- Working with an interdisciplinary and international selected team to prepare a strategic vision for

the Minister

Name and address of employer Ministry of National Defence, 227-231, Mesogeion, GR-15451, Athens

Type of business or sector Governmental Institution

Dates January 2000 – April 2001

Occupation or position held Strategic consultant for the I ta lian Defence Minister Hon. Sergio Mattarella ( since Jan. 2015 President of the Republic)

Main activities and responsibilities - Scientific and editorial direction of the I ta lian Strategic Defence Document “2001 New Forces for a New Century”, the first strategic vision o f the Ministry

- Assistance in the international relations of the Minister

- Contributing to international media monitoring during the “Depleted Uranium” cr isis - Speechwriting

Name and address of employer Ministero della Difesa, Palazzo Baracchini, 8 v. XX Settembre, I-00186, Rome


Dates October 1998 – December 1999



Occupation or position held Strategic consultant for the I ta lian Defence Minister Hon. Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini

Main activities and responsibilities - Analysis of political developments in Montenegro - Social and political analysis of Indonesian separatism

- Analysis of the debate regarding intelligence reform - Discussion of the political and strategic alternative in Kosovo after the war - Direction and management of a global strategic analysis course for the RUD (Defence Units

Group) - Preparing a ministeria l document with detailed timeline on the lessons learned from the Allied

Effor t Operation (Kosovo) regarding traditional and non- traditional r isks - Analysis and preparation of the national negotiation positions within the LoI framework (SoS

contract, SG/DNA-IAI) - Preparing the dossier for the I ta lian MoD-WEAG seminar and organising the seminar “Seminar

on European Cooperation in the Field of Defence Industry” in the framework of the Rome WEU

ministerial - Speechwriting



Dates April 1998

Occupation or position held Global Strategic analysis teaching

Main activities and responsibilities - General definitions of strategy, intelligence, strategy/tactics relationship, decision making process - Specific case studies on how cer tain nation-states define their strategy and their strategic means - Information warfare

- Ita lian strategic situation, IW’s consequences on national security and intelligence policy



Dates September 1997– October 1998

Occupation or position held Strategic consultant for the I ta lian Defence Minister Hon. Beniamino Andreatta

Main activities and responsibilities - Creation of the first political, economic, social and strategic OSINT monitoring centre on the Balkans within the Defence Ministry in collaboration w ith the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the

SISMI foreign intelligence service - Analysis and definition of public policies and private partnerships in the national and European

defence industria l sector

- Analysis and definition of public policies and private partnerships for a European maritime and naval policy

- Political and strategic assessment of Southern Africa - Formulation of an intelligence policy

- Contribution to the I talian G8 Presidency paper “European intelligence: an I talian concept” on behalf of the Defence Ministry



Dates 1994-1997

Occupation or position held Research fellow of the Institute for Security Studies of the Western European Union, now included in the European Union

Main activities and responsibilities - Managing the research activity concerning the European defence industry and its public policies - Drafting relevant documents with the research team for the Permanent Council of the WEU

- Drafting the OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) requirement for the WEU Situation Centre - Analysis of the political-diplomatic decision flow of EU and WEU in preparation for the crisis in

Rwanda

- Following the development of the crises in the Gulf and Yugoslavia, contributing to the Institute’s collective analysis

- Opening the new research areas concerning the new transnational risks (organised crime, drug

trafficking, terrorism) and a European intelligence policy

Name and address of employer WEU-ISS, 43 Avenue du Président Wilson, FR-75775, Paris

Type of business or sector European institution



Dates 1990-1994

Occupation or position held Researcher at the Istituto Affari Internazionali (International Affairs Institute)

Main activities and responsibilities - Security policies and strategic alternatives in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern areas

- Analysis of NATO’s crisis management, political and strategic debate, force generation capacities, industria l and technological choices

- Analysis of public policies and business oppor tuni ties in the I ta lian defence industr ial sector and defence exports

- Ita lian MoD reform (defin ition of the main investment lines in capabilities and technologies, coherence analysis with the strategic framework, analysis of the oppor tunities for international collaboration)

Name and address of employer IAI, v. Angelo Brunetti 9, I-00185, Rome

Type of business or sector International and defence affairs

Dates 1988-1993

Occupation or position held Ita lian correspondent for the defence weekly Defense News

Main activities and responsibilities - Coverage of I talian industria l defence news and military activities

Name and address of employer Defense News, 6883 Commercial Drive, Springfield, Virginia USA-22159

Type of business or sector Defence journalism

Dates 1986-1988

Occupation or position held Editor-in-chief for the monthly magazines Difesa Oggi-Defence Today

Main activities and responsibilities - Coverage of I talian and international industria l defence and military news

Name and address of employer Difesa Oggi-Defence Today, via Tagliamento 29, I-00198, Rome


Dates 1985-1986

Occupation or position held Researcher and public relations assistant at the Rivista Militare (Military Magazine)

Main activities and responsibilities - Editing of the magazine’s - Leading the project Strategic Atlas of the Mediterranean

Name and address of employer Rivista Militare, via d i Via San Marco, I-00186, Rome; Army General Staff, G-3 Operations


Education and training

Dates 1984

Main activities and responsibilities - Analysis of security issues regarding: European/NATO defence, public opinions and national

defence, guerrillas (Afghanistan, Latin America and other crisis areas)

Name and address of employer Institut Français de Polémologie, French MoD (FEDN), Hôtel National des Invalides, Esplanade des Invalides, F-75007 Paris

Type of business or sector Research Institute (Exchange grant between the Scuola Normale Superiore and the Ecole Normale Superieure of Fontenay-aux-Roses)

Dates 1979-1983

Title of qualification awarded Laurea in Storia Militare, Military history graduation

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

Thesis title “Dottrine di controguerriglia tedesca dal 1936 al 1944” (1936-1944: German counter-insurgency doctrines), until 2011 the most complete tactical analysis of German counterinsurgency doctrines in I ta ly and abroad. Used as technical document in war crime tria ls and among the 20 worldwide comprehensive books on the subject. Published in 1991, by the I ta lian Army Staff Historical

Studies Office



Name and type of organisation

providing education and training

Università di Pisa, Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia

Public university

Level in national or international

classification

ISCED 7

Dates 1979-1983

Title of qualification awarded Diploma

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

Modern and Contemporary History

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Scuola Normale Superiore, a special public college preparing for top level research in humanities and sciences in Pisa

Level in national or international classification

ISCED 7

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue(s) German - Italian

Other language(s)

Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing

European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production

English C2 Proficient C2 Proficient C2 Proficient C2 Proficient C2 Proficient

French C2 Proficient C2 Proficient C2 Proficient C2 Proficient C1 Proficient

Spanish C1 Proficient C1 Proficient B2 Independent B2 Independent B1 Independent

Russian A1 Beginner A1 Beginner

Portuguese A1 Beginner C1 Proficient

Rumanian A1 Beginner A1 Beginner

(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Social skills and competences - Team spirit: I worked often both as member and leader of research groups and seminars in different social settings and institutes in I taly and France. As a director of a network-centric

research unit (OSSS) I have a distinct aptness for team building both in the physical and vir tual dimension. Member of the Institute for International Security Studies (IISS), London (1994-1996). Senior Member since 1994 of the Centre d’Etudes et de Prospective Stratégique (CEPS, Paris)

and of the affiliated New Europe Club (Brussels), with focus on cultural foresight and I ta lian affairs. World Economic Forum facilitator, Global Shapers Rome Hub, since 29/9/2012. Since 2008 member of the Concreta-mente (Rome) cultural association, working on foreign and

defence policy issues and advising emerging political leaders - Mediating skills: Four and a half years of experience in a diplomatic track two environment (A-4

level, WEU ISS and I ta lian EU presidency semester, 2003). As director of the OSSS in a big institute, mediating skills were indispensable

- Communication skills: Humanities and a strong multicultural experience are the backbone for a communication that must be clear, crisp, concise and elegant. Substance is the basis for a convincing and bold communication. Learnt initially at the senior high school (classical studies)

“Palmieri” and honed during successive working experiences. - Intercultural skills: Educated in a bi- cultural German and I ta lian environment, I easily adapt to

other European and non-European environments. Good personal contact and empathy. I have

successfully taught to pupils of different cultural backgrounds among which Slav, Balkan, Middle Eastern and African. Good understanding of governmental (politics, diplomacy, military, security), private business and religious environments. Ecologically conscious. Politically incorrect. Progressive Catholic living w ith a Buddhist wife. Contributor to the “Believers and Non -Believers

Dialogue” discussion group, at the Saint Thomas More parish, Rome.

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Organisational skills and competences

- Actually leading a team of 13 researchers for the production of the NDCF Strategic Trends and coordinating 2 assistants for the preparation of major events.

- Leading 12-10 researchers, from 1 to 4 assistants, plus co-ordinating w ith a co-director in Australia for the production of the CeMiSS (ITA MoD) 2013, 2014, 2016 Perspectives.

- Leading 5 assistants for the CeMiSS 2016 Global Outlook programme. - During a consultancy project (security) for ENI ( the I ta lian oil major) I have lead a group of five

persons (40% women) for the drafting of country files regarding all the UN-recognised countries and their overseas territories, overseeing the update, expansion and quality control in a three-month time.

- I have lead in OSSS a core team of three, and was responsible for a w idening research network of 80 people and for the relations with six sponsors, organising 3-4 events a year of different sizes (150-50 persons)

- Since 1994 I organised several public academic events and courses (academic, opera tional, business, including courses at ISSMI, CASD, RIS, SFP, SPT, ISSM, RUD, SIOI, ASERI, Caritas, Scuola TLC FFAA), took part to two major brain storming session (DoS, DERA) and lead one in a business environment (Alenia Aeronautica)

- Six years as director of the Nomos & Khaos project - Co-founder of the C ircolo Campo Marzio, a Rome-based club for the discussion of major

strategic and national security issues (secretary general from 1992 to 1994)

- Member of the editoria l board of L imes ( the I ta lian geopolitics review) since its foundation in 1993

Computer skills and competences - Experience in computing since DOS 3. Competence in Microsoft Office Word/Power Point and Lotus Word Pro/Free Lance Graphics. Security and maintenance conscious. Computer on job

training and self- training since 1986

Artistic skills and competences - Writing and poetry. A long experience as journalist and speechwriter allows me to choose and mix different linguistic codes. Occasional writer of light poetic compositions and of two micro novels: one on the last night of bin Laden, published in I ta ly, and another on job stress and

exploitation. Probably preparing myself to write a novel.

Other skills and competences - Completed draft service in the I talian Army, able to fire with pistol, r ifle, assault rifle, basic training

with machine gun - Knowledge of INFOSEC and responsibility in managing classified documents, learned at the

WEU, the I talian Defence ministry and the Pr ime Minister’s Office. Security officer of Nomisma for the management of classified documents and of the company’s security clearance of the EU

BIO3R classified project - Good experience in traditional and digital photography - Reasonable orienteering skills / class A dr iving license (car and motorbike)



Additional information AWARDS

- Golden Candle Award (1993 and 1999), Washington DC, for the intellectual and practical contribution to the development of OSINT - Commendation cer tification by the General Defence Staff, I I Dept. (Certificato di Apprezzamento),

SMD II, RIS, CIFIGE, Rome (30/11/202) - Certification for the completion of the NATO HQ KFOR Key Leader Training programme, Pristina (05-09/12/2016)

PUBLICATIONS Several articles and essays published in I talian and English. He has been co mmentator for major

Ita lian dailies Sole 24 Ore, Riformista, I l Messaggero. Commentator for major TV/radio networks RAI News 24, Radio 3, TV 2000, BBC World, RTSI (CH), ABC Australia, RT, Press-TV

Essays and books published English / French/ German/ Span ish

“L’Ita lie et ses missiles de croisière” in Etudes Polémologiques n. 31, Paris, Jul.-Sept. 1984

“Opinions publiques et problèmes de sécurité et de défense. Etude comparative sur la RFA, l’I talie et la France", IFP, Paris 1984

“Guerre des étoiles et d issuasion: au-delà des certitudes” in Etudes Polémologiques n. 36, Paris, Oct.-Dec. 1984

“East-West fur ther than that” in Jörg Calliess (Hrsg.), Loccumer Protokolle 16/89, Abrüstung und Strukturwandel, Wege zu einer Neuordnung des europäischen Sicherheitssystems,

Evangelische Akademie Loccum, Loccum 1990

“A challenge to the reform of Europe’s defence”, in European Brief, vol.2 , nr. 2, London, December 1994

“Welche Erwar tungen sind an die deutsche Außenpolitik gerichtet”, Diskussionsbeitrag, in

Deutsche Interessen in den internationalen Beziehungen, Loccum Evangelische Akademie, Loccumer Protokolle 62/95, Tagung 10-12/11/1995, Loccum, 1997

“Beginning a debate on a European intelligence policy", in International Defense&Technologies, Paris, December 1995

The chapter on I taly in Harald Müller (ed.), “Nuclear export controls in Europe", European University Press, Brussels 1996

The chapter “WEU and Europe’s defence industry” in Anne Deighton (ed.), “Western European Union 1954-1997: Defence, Security, Integration", European Interdependence

Research Unit, St. Anthony’s College, Oxford, 1997

The chapter on I talian military high commands, together with Andreas Cor ti, in AAVV (ed. Thomas Durell-Young), “Command in Europe after the Cold War; Alliance, national and multinational considerations", Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, 1997

Chaillot Paper nr. 29, “The new transnational risks of European security ", Institute for Security Studies of the Western European Union, Paris, November 1997

“On the necessity of a European Defence Industry” in (ed. Wilfried von Bredow, Thomas

Jäger and Gerhard Kümmel) European Security, MacMillan Press, London-New York, 1997

The chapter “The future of the European defence industry", in Guido Lenzi ed. WEU.AT.FIFTY, Insiders’ reflections on the future of WEU after fifty years, WEU -ISS, Paris, 1998

The chapter “Western Europe” in Paul B. Stares The new security g lobal agenda, A global survey, JCIE, Tokyo, 1998

The discussion paper “Russian organised crime and European security” in the volume VVAA, Illicit trade and organised crime, New threats to economic security?, European Commission

(DG I B Relex) - SWP, European Communities, Luxembourg, 1998

Chaillot Paper nr. 34 (ed.), “Towards a European intelligence policy", Institute for Security Studies of the Western European Union, Paris, December 1998

The essay “Terrorism: domestic and international ramifications. A European perspective” in

James Brown ed., “New Horizons and new strategies in arms control”, Sandia National Laboratories, 1998

“The transformations of international terrorism: assessment and possible answers”, in ed. Agnes Vadai, Terrorizmus, A nemzeti ès nemzetközi b iztonságot érintö kihívás (National and

International Security, The challenge of terrorism), Budapest Univ. of Economic Sciences, Budapest, 1999

“2001: New Forces for a New Century”, Ita lian MoD, Rome, 2001 Ita lian



Additional information II

“Transnational security challenges in the Mediterranean” in Stephen J. Blank (ed.) “Mediterranean security in the coming millennium”, SSI-US Army War College, Carlisle (PA),

1999

“Time for a European carrier class” in Peter Hore, Thomas J. Hirschfeldt (eds.), “Maritime aviation, light and medium aircraft carriers into the twenty first century”, Maritime Security Studies Programme, Paper nr. 2, Royal Navy-Univ. of Hull, Hull, 1999

“Dérégulation onusienne et unilatéralisme des interventions internationales”, in Crises et Sécurité internationale, Principales communications, Académie de la Paix, Monaco, 4-6/3/1999

“Europe and the EU towards new security engagements”, per the Conference Report and

Comment (ed. Catriona Gourlay and Ciaran Donnelly) “EU restructuring for conflict prevention and crisis management”, ISIS Europe-Heinrich Böll Foundation, Brussels, 22/11/1999

“The new dimensions of organized crime in Southeastern Europe”, in The International Spectator, vol. XXXIV, nr. 4 October-December 1999, Rome

2001 New for ces for a new century / Ita lian Republic - Ministry of Defence - Roma : Public Information Service - Ministry of Defence, 2001. - 90 p. ; ill.

“The threat of organized crime in the Balkans”, in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2 (May 2001), Frank Kass, London

"The European Scenario: the Shaping of a European Intelligence Policy and Community. An Ita lian view", Atti del convegno (a cura di L. Sergio Germani): "L' intelligence nel XXI secolo"

organizzato dal L ink Campus University of Malta, CeAS, Centro Studi "Gino Germani", ISPRI, EURISPES, LIMES, Priverno, Castello d i San Martino, 14-15-16 febbraio 2001, www.future-intel. it (10.07.2009, 12,31)

“The Impact Of Terrorist Threat On National Security And Defence Structures”, Acts of the

CeMiSS-NDU conference “The impact of the campaign against terrorism on ESDP and transatlan tic relations”, CeMiSS, Rome 20-21/5/2002

“Berlusconi: est-il un vrai réformateur? ”, CEPS , Prospective Stratégique. N°11 Septembre 2002 – Initier le Changement, Paris

“Promoting dialogue on security in the Mediterranean” CIDOB International Affairs Magazine, No. 57-58. EUROPE AND GLOBAL SECURITY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, Barcelona, 2002

Dimension maritime de la défense européenne, in Bulletin d ’études de la Marine, nr. 25 Octobre 2002, Ministère de la Défense, Paris

“Soft security challenges: Terrorism and Organized crime - the open agenda”, Brauch-Marquina (eds.) The new European security, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2003

“Weltpolitik nach dem 11. September 2001: Mit einem aufgeschlossenem Blick” in Jörg Calließ (Hg.): 79/02: Weltordnungspolitik - mehr a ls nur Terrorismusbekämpfung, Loccumer Protokoll Nr. 79/02, Rehburg-Loccum 2005

“Italian policies in the European and international contex t” in Ferruccio Pastore (CeSPI

Rome) coordinator, Jörg Friedrichs (International University, Bremen), Alessandro Politi (Indipendent strategic analyst, Rome) Is there a European strategy against terrorism?, A brief assessment of supra-national and national responses, Working Paper 12, CeSPI,

February 2005

“A critical appraisal of text mining in an intelligence environment”, in A. Zanasi ed. Text mining and its applications to intelligence, CRM and knowledge management, WIT Press, Southampton, Boston, 2005, 2nd ed. 2007

“Die USA als Weltmacht. Gibt es eine gemeinsame Agenda für d ie Weltmacht USA und die Europäer?” (The USA as global power. Is there a common agenda for the US as global power and the Europeans?) in Jörg Calließ (Hrsg.): “Der Stärkste ist am mächtigsten alle in” - Die USA als Weltmacht, Rehburg-Loccum, Juni 2006,

“Strong ideas (or ideologies) to govern a difficult multilateralism: a stereo-stroboscope into the future” with Paolo Raffone, in “Europe’s Global Power”, CIPI Papers 2 -2006, Brussels, November 2006,

“Turkey and the paradoxes of evolving geopolitics” in G. Gasparini ed., “Turkey and European Security. IAI-TESEV repor t”, Quaderni IAI 8 English Series, IAI, Rome, February 2007

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Additional information III

(ed.) Nomos & Khaos. The 2008 Nomisma repor t on economic-strategic horizons), Nomisma-OSSS, Rome, 2009

“Libya the unconvincing victory” in Sage International – Australia, Strategic Advice and Geopolitical Estimates

http://sageinternational.com.au/details.php?prodId=97&category=&secondary=&keywords=, October 2011

“Euro crisis and common sense. An essay on hope against greed and fear” in €uroitalia – Agenzia giornalistica per l’Europa In http:// futuroinsieme.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/euro-

crisis-and-common-sense-an-essay-on-hope-against-greed-and-fear/

“Death and rebir th of politics “ in Nomos & Khaos. The Nomisma 2011 report on economic-strategic horizons, OSSS, Rome, 2011

“From Cold War to Hot Finances”, in Russia in Global Affairs. Vol. 9. October -December 2011

“El asunto del las poblaciones indígenas: de geopolítica a políticas geográficas” (The issue of native populations: from geopolitics to politics on geography), Estudios en Seguridad y

Defensa, Bogotá. V.7, N.2, Edi.14, pp. 178, Noviembre 2012, ISSN 1900-8325, Col., CEESEDEN (Centro de Estudios Estrategicos sobre Seguridad y Defensa Nacional), War School, Colombia

The book A. Politi ed., Global Outlook 2013, CeMiSS-CASD, Rome 2013

“Geomafia organisations: when the mafia takes up geoeconomics” in Nomos & Khaos - The 2012-2013 Nomisma report on economic-strategic horizon, Bologna 2013

« Ita lie : Odette ou le cygne noir » in Prospective Stratègique, 4e trimestre 2013

Latin America, 4 Quarterly articles, Osservatorio Strategico (on paper and web), CeMiSS,

Rome 2013

The book A. Politi ed., Afghanistan to 2014 and beyond-Ask and task, NATO Defense College Foundation, December 2013

The book A. Politi ed., Global Outlook 2014, CeMiSS-CASD, Rome 2014

Latin America 4 Quarter ly articles. Osservatorio Strategico (paper and web), CeMiSS, Rome 2013

Le rapport de recherche CEMRES 5+5 Défense (dir . d’ouvrage et III chapitre) « Quelles mesures de confiance permettraient d’édifier un espace 5+5 Défense ? »

The book A. Politi (ed.), Global Outlook 2015, CASD - CeMiSS, Rome, February 2015

The book A.Politi ed., Security in a no-one’s world – Game Changers, NATO Defense College Foundation, 2014

Latin America 4 Quarter ly articles, Osservatorio Strategico (paper and web), CeMiSS,Rome 2014

The book A.Politi ed., Western Balkans – The futures of integration, NATO Defense College Foundation, 2014

The book A.Politi ed., Eastern Europe – Alternative priorities and outcomes, NATO Defense College Foundation, 2015

Ita lian

“Atlante strategico del Mediterraneo” (Strategic Atlas of the Mediterranean), Stato Maggiore Esercito, Roma,1987

“Nuove concezioni del modello d ifensivo italiano” (New concepts of the I talian defence posture), CeMiSS, Roma, 1990

“Dottrine di controguerriglia tedesca dal 1936 al 1944” (1936-1944: German counter-insurgency doctrines), SME (Army General Staff, IT), Historical Office, Roma,1991

“Lo sviluppo dell’aeromobilità” (The development of a irmobility), CeMiSS, Roma,1993

“L’area adriatica è il perno della nostra sicurezza” (The Adriatic zone is the hinge of our security), in Le città d i Dio, I l mondo secondo il Vaticano, Limes 3/1993

“La mappa della diaspora nucleare” (The map of the nuclear d iaspora) , in La Russia e noi,

Limes 1/1994

“Le armate sponde” (Armed shores), in Mediterraneo, L’Arabia vicina, Limes 2/1994

With Prof. Stefano Sandri “I l problema della quantificazione dei dati attendibili sull’inter scambio militare-industria le fra i vari paesi” (On the reliable quantification of military -

industria l exchanges’ data among different countries), CeMiSS, Roma,1995

http://sageinternational.com.au/details.php?prodId=97&category=&secondary=&keywords

http://futuroinsieme.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/euro-crisis-and-common-sense-an-essay-on-hope-against-greed-and-fear/

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“Il sistema di controllo dell’espor tazione degli armamenti e della tecnologia avanzata. Ammaestramenti delle crisi del Golfo” (Armaments and hi- tech export control system: lessons learned from the Gulf War), CeMiSS, Roma,1995

(ed.) “Il futuro del potere aereo post-CFE” (The future of a ir power after the CFE treaty), CeMiSS, Roma, 1996

“Fattibilità politico-strategica e missioni d i una forza aerea multinazionale europea” (Political-strategic feasibility and missions of a European multinational air force), CeMiSS, Roma,

1998

2001 Nuove forze per un nuovo secolo (2001, New Forces for a New Century), Ministero della Difesa, Roma, SPI, aprile 2001

“La funzione dell’intelligence nel contesto del processo decisionale” (The function of intelligence in the contex t of decision making), CeMiSS, Roma, 2004

“L’opinione pubblica italiana di fronte alla produzione ed al commercio delle armi” (Public opinion vis-à-vis the arms production and trade), interventi nella tavola rotonda, in Le armi

della Repubblica, Industria della d ifesa nel contesto nazionale tra prospettive di integrazione europea e istanze di pace, Atti del convegno omonimo (3-4/10/3003), Rovereto, Museo Storico I ta liano della Guerra, Mine Action I taly, SEI Società Esplosivi Industria li Spa

(ed.) “Nomos & Khaos. Rappor to Nomisma 2004 sulle prospettive economiche e

strategiche” (Nomos & Khaos. The Nomisma repor t on economic-strategic horizons), OSSS, Roma, 2005

(ed.) “Nomos & Khaos. Rapporto Nomisma 2005 sulle prospettive economiche e

strategiche” (Nomos & Khaos. The Nomisma repor t on economic-strategic horizons), OSSS, Roma, 2006

“L’ambigua posta strategica”, in AREL, la rivista, Libano 3/2006, Roma

“Gli aspetti strategico-militari della lotta al terrorismo” (Strategic and military aspects in the

fight against terrorism) in Alessandro Colombo e Natalino Ronzitti eds. L’I ta lia e la politica

internazionale, IAI, ISPI, I l Mulino, Bologna, 2005

(ed.) “Nomos & Khaos. Rapporto Nomisma 2006 sulle prospettive economiche e strategiche” (Nomos & Khaos. The Nomisma repor t on economic-strategic horizons), OSSS,

Roma, 2007

“Medio Oriente? Lettera semiseria di un analista strategico” in Formiche, luglio 2007

(ed.) “Nomos & Khaos. Rapporto Nomisma 2007 sulle prospettive economiche e strategiche” (Nomos & Khaos. The Nomisma repor t on economic-strategic horizons), OSSS,

Roma, 2008

“Europa: c’è una geopolitica?” (Europe: is it geopolitics?) in La comunità internazionale, SIOI, 4/2008, Rome

“Women’s strategies per un nuovo ordine mondiale” (Women’s strategies for a new world

order) in Formiche, gennaio 2009

(ed.) “Nomos & Khaos. Rapporto Nomisma 2008 sulle prospettive economiche e strategiche” (Nomos & Khaos. The Nomisma repor t on economic-strategic horizons), OSSS, Roma, 2009

“Il presidente democristiano che può fare la pace” (The Christian Democrat president that can make peace) in Formiche, agosto-settembre 2009

(anonimo) CoPaSiR, Relazione, La tratta di esseri umani e le sue implicazioni per la sicurezza della Repubblica (Human trafficking and its implications for the security of the

Republic), 29/4/2009, http://www.parlamento.it/service/PDF/PDFServer/DF/211790.pdf (03/09/2009)

“La difesa in tempo reale fra Bisanzio, smar t power e Women Strategics” (Real time

defence between Byzantium, smar t power and Women Strategics) in AA VV, (Ivan Rizzi ed.), Difesa in tempo reale, dicembre 2009

AA VV CoPaSiR, Relazione sulle possibili implicazioni e minacce per la sicurezza nazionale derivanti dall’utilizzo dello spazio cibernetico, relatore Sen. Francesco Rutelli, 07/07/2010),

http://www.parlamento.it/documenti/repository/commissioni/b icamerali/COMITATO% 20SICUREZZA/Doc_XXXIV_n_4.pdf (22/07/2010)

“Guerra di Corea 2.0: true lies and Truman show ” in Corea, la guerra sospesa, Quaderno Speciale d i Limes 1/2011

“Chiamiamolo Cindoterraneo” (Let’s call it Chindoterranean)” in Formiche, apr ile 2011

“La rivoluzione Mediterranea” (The Mediterranean revolution) in Rivista Marittima, aprile 2011



“Bengasi e il mondo a est di Paperino” (Bengasi and the world East of Donald Duck )in L imes,

La guerra di Libia, Quaderno Speciale 1/2011

“Morte e rinascita della politica“ (Death and rebir th of politics) in Nomos & Khaos. Rappor to Nomisma 2011 sulle prospettive economiche e strategiche, OSSS, Roma, 2011

“I rischi per la nostra sicurezza” (The risks for our security) in Formiche, 1/7/2011

“Libia: una vittoria che non convince” (Libya : an unconvincing victory) in Aspenia online Mideast Flashpoints - 23/9/2011, http://www.aspeninstitute. it/aspenia-online/ar ticle/ lib ia-una-vittoria-che-non-convince

“Mille e una notte per la liber tà” (Thousand and one night for freedom) in Limes,

(Contro)Rivoluzioni in corso, 3/2011

“Il gioco di Scrat e Sid” (The game of Sid and Scrat) Alessandro Politi e C laudia Bettio l, in Limes, Alla guerra dell’Euro 6/2011

“Caleidoscopio elettorale” (Elections’ Kaleidoskope) in Formiche, 1/12/2011

“Il futuro del crimine organizzato” (The future of organized crime) in Le minacce del prossimo decennio, a.c. d i Gianluca Ansalone e Angelo Zappalà, TIS, Franco Angeli 2012

“Global Netwchwork e Cybersecurity: scenari e conseguenze” (Global Netwchwork e Cybersecurity: scenari e conseguenze), in RID, special issue Cyber Defence Symposium, July

2012

“Medio Oriente nucleare: e se ci fosse un'altra soluzione?”, East – European Crossroads, 09/05/2012 http://www.eastonline.it/ar ticle/medio-oriente-nucleare-e-se-ci- fosse-un-altra-soluzione

”Temistocle: democrazie e confronto”, BBC H istory Ita lia, p. 41, maggio 2012

“Leadership: cosa significa in tempi di guerra” (Leadership: what does it mean in war time) in Ivan Rizzi (ed.), Leadership futura, Associazione Studi B.E., Milano, giugno 2012

“FinWWI: La prima guerra finanziaria mondiale” (FinWWI: The Fir st Financial World War),

Nomos & Khaos. Rappor to Nomisma 2013 sulle prospettive economiche e strategiche, OSSS, Rome, 2012

Huffington Post I talia, Eyes w ide sh*t, 22/12/2012 www.huffingtonpost. it/beyond/eyes-wide-sht_b_2338486.html

“Per una intelligence policy europea” (In favour of a European intelligence policy), in Servizi segreti, intelligence e Geopolitica, Fondazione Europea Dragan, Edizioni Nagard, dicembre 2012

“I mali ita liani nel Mali” (Ita ly’s woes in Mali) on the site Lettera 22, 26/1/2013, http://www.lettera22.it/showar t.php?id=12445&rubrica=53

Amer ica Latina 12 ar ticoli, Osservatorio Strategico, car taceo e web CeMiSS, Roma, 2013

The book A. Politi (ed.), Osservatorio Strategico Prospettive 2013 (Strategic Monitoring, 2013 Outlook), CASD - CeMiSS , Roma, January 2013

“Oltre la retorica della sicurezza”, Formiche n. 79, March 2013 http://www.formiche.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2-Politi-79-F.pdf

“Marò: al di sotto dell’8 settembre” (Marine fusiliers: worse than the I talian IWW armistice) in the site Formiche, 2473/2013, http://www.formiche.net/2013/03/24/maro-al-di-sotto-dell8-settembre/

With Marco Marazzi, SegGen European Federalist Par ty, “Quale burro per quali cannoni? I veri dilemmi della difesa d’Europa” (Finding the right butter for the guns: the real d ilemmas of Europe’s defence), on the marcomarazzi site 3/6/2013,

http://marcomarazzi.com/2013/06/03/quale-burro-per-quali-cannoni-i-veri-dilemmi-della-difesa-deuropa-2/

With Marco Marazzi “Il vecchio dilemma: burro o cannoni” (The old guns-vs-butter dilemma), in Formiche n. 84, August-September 2013 http://www.formiche.net/wp-

content/uploads/2013/07/Politi-F84.pdf

The book with Amir Madani and Rodolfo Guzzi, La minaccia nucleare in Medio Oriente (The nuclear threat in the Middle East), CLUEB, ISBN: 978-88-491-3766-8, Bologna June 2013

“Geomafiosità: quando le mafie fanno geoeconomia” in Nomos & Khaos - Rappor to Nomisma

2012-2013 sulle prospettive economico-strategiche, Bologna 2013

“Siria: poker col mor to” (Syria: Poker Menteur), in L imes 9/13, 8/10/2013, Rome

Introduction to the book of Ulderico Rinaldini (pseud.), Julija Tymošenko, La conquista dell’Ucraina (Julija Tymošenko and the conquest of Ukraine),Sandro Teti Editore , Rome,

November 2013

The book A. Politi (ed.), Osservatorio Strategico Prospettive 2014 (Strategic Monitoring, 2014 Outlook), CASD-CeMiSS, Roma, February 2014

http://www.aspeninstitute.it/aspenia-online/article/libia-una-vittoria-che-non-convince

http://www.aspeninstitute.it/aspenia-online/article/libia-una-vittoria-che-non-convince

http://www.eastonline.it/article/medio-oriente-nucleare-e-se-ci-fosse-un-altra-soluzione

http://www.eastonline.it/article/medio-oriente-nucleare-e-se-ci-fosse-un-altra-soluzione

http://www.huffingtonpost.it/beyond/eyes-wide-sht_b_2338486.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.it/beyond/eyes-wide-sht_b_2338486.html

http://www.lettera22.it/showart.php?id=12445&rubrica=53

http://www.formiche.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2-Politi-79-F.pdf

http://www.formiche.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2-Politi-79-F.pdf

http://www.formiche.net/2013/03/24/maro-al-di-sotto-dell8-settembre/



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“Morire per Kiev?” (Why Die for Kiev?) in L ’Ucraina fra noi e Putin, Limes 4/14, Roma, aprile 2014

Amer ica Latina 11 ar ticoli, Osservatorio Strategico, car taceo e web CeMiSS, Roma, 2014

The book A. Politi (ed.), Osservatorio Strategico Prospettive 2015 (Strategic Monitoring, 2015

Outlook), CASD - CeMiSS, Roma, February 2015

The book Matteo Bressan, Stefano Felician Beccari, Alessandro Politi, Domitilla Savignon (co-ed.), Eurasia e jihadismo - Guerre ibride sulla Nuova via della Seta, Carocci Editore Roma, Ottobre 2016 (English Edition for thcoming)

PERSONAL INTERESTS

I love to travel, par ticularly by motorbike. Reader of world classic literature, history, fiction. Very interested in fine ar ts and music. Blogger when I have time (http://ilpoliti. ilcannocchiale. it/, http://europeancommongoodsblog.org) and social network activist.

Rome, the 19th of February 2017

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Documents

Europass Curriculum Vitae · 19/5/2015) with the sponsoring of the Latvian EU Presidency; the seminar “NATO Summit 2016 Advisory Panel”, 25/10/2015 with the GMFUS; the restricted