Education

Hertie School

Master of International Affairs, International Security

Coursework

Advanced Global Politics, International Law, Economics, Statistics.

Current project

Literature review on human intelligence and commercial drones in asymmetric defence (2000–2026).

Clubs

Hertie School Security Club (HSSC), Digital Transformation and Innovation Club, FuturEU.

Dickinson College

Exchange Year, University Teaching Assistant Scholarship

Coursework

Great Power War, American Foreign Policy, International Political Economy, History of the Middle East, International Relations, German Language and Culture.

Selected papers

“From Logistics to National Interest: U.S. Foreign Policy and Military Aid to Ukraine” (American Foreign Policy, Prof. Andrew Wolff, 2025), including a policy recommendation for a NATO Joint Mobility and Repair Mission for Ukraine; “Building Europe’s Military Power: Integration Trajectories from 1948 to 2025” (Great Power War, Prof. Russell Bova).

Università di Bologna

Bachelor’s in International Relations and Diplomatic Affairs

Coursework

Sociology of Cultural Processes, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Economics, Statistics, History of International Relations, History of Political Thought, International Law.

Leadership

Chair of the Academic Team at UNSA (United Nations Student Association), training students for Model UN simulations.

Summer School: Multilateralism in Practice

International Community NGO

Programme

Expert-led sessions on the UN system, regional organisations, international law and nuclear policy. Visits to the UN Headquarters in Vienna and the Permanent Missions of Germany, Finland, Ghana, Japan and Pakistan, discussing current security and economic issues with diplomats.

Policy Sprint: EU International Security Crisis Response

Skill Workshop

Simulation

16-hour simulation exercise on EU crisis response with Prof. Alejandro Ribó. I represented Latvia’s PSC Ambassador in negotiations with EU member states, the EEAS, the Commission and the HR/VP to agree an EU response package to an escalating crisis in Moldova’s Transnistrian region.

Liceo Scientifico Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti

Scientific High School Diploma (International Business Management)