Federico Alistair D’Alessio

Born and raised in Italy, Federico holds a BSc in International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Derby, and an MSc in International Security and Risk from the University of Southampton. He has worked and volunteered in various countries, including Italy, the UK, Turkey, and the Czech Republic, and was previously a research assistant at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT). He now collaborates with youth-led initiative Council for Global Cooperation as a Research Director, as well as ATLAS of Today’s World as a General Editor.

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