International Relations · Third Year
Piero Maria
Pedone
I am a third-year International Relations and Diplomatic Affairs student at the University of Bologna, currently on exchange at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania as a student and Teaching Assistant. My academic focus is EU foreign and security policy, with a particular interest in crisis management and European institutions. This fall 2026 I will be starting my Master’s at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin with the curriculum in International Security.
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Hertie School of Governance
Berlin, 2026
Academic Focus
Research Interests
Institutions
EU Institutions
European External Action Service (EEAS), Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), and the broader architecture of EU institutional governance. Focus on mandate, accountability, and operational capacity.
Foreign Policy
EU Foreign & Security Policy
Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), civilian and military crisis management, and the EU’s evolving role as a global security actor.
Geopolitics
Transatlantic Relations
EU-US strategic partnership, NATO-EU complementarity, and the evolving dynamics of transatlantic cooperation amid geopolitical competition and a shifting multilateral order.
Global Order
Multilateral Governance
International institutions, multilateral frameworks, and the politics of global cooperation. Special focus on conflict prevention mechanisms and the role of regional organizations in international security.