I am a research fellow at the ISPI - Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale in Milan, dealing with Russian foreign policy, the EU Eastern Neighbourhood policies and EU-Russia and Russia-Turkey relations. In the past, I have worked in two think-tanks (CIDOB in Barcelona and FRIDE in Brussels). I hold a bilingual MRes in International Relations from IBEI in Barcelona and I am currently pursuing a Marie Curie PhD at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, where I have lived from September 2014 to December 2017. I am involved in the activities of WIIS (Women in International Security), an international network dedicated to increasing the influence of women in the field of foreign and defence policy.
Extensive conference experience and good media presence. My articles and interviews appeared in many international outlets, including Carnegie, ESglobal, Euronews, The Voice of Russia, Radio France International, La Razón, La Vanguardia.
List of publications (selection):
* “Power and Politics in the Field: Young, Female, European Researchers’ Experiences East of the EU” (with A.M. Lantukh), PRIMO Working Paper, forthcoming
* “Linking Status with Soft Power: Call for a joint research agenda”, All Azimuth V0, N0, 1-9 6 July 2017
* “Building a Sphere of Influence in Their Neighbourhood. The Soft Power of Turkey and Russia”. PRIMO Working Paper No. 5, January 2017
* “Fatal Attraction? Russia’s soft power in its neighbourhood”, FRIDE Policy Brief, May 2014
* “Russia: the limits of assertiveness” (with M. Laruelle), in G. Grevi and D. Keohane (ed.), Challenges for European Foreign Policy in 2014: The EU’s extended neighbourhood, Madrid/Brussels: FRIDE, January 2014
*“Can the EU help foster democracy in Russia?”, FRIDE Policy Brief, October 2013
* “Rusia está cambiando. Elecciones presidenciales 2012” (with C. Claudín), CIDOB Dossiers, March 2012