Tiziano Marino is an Associate at CeSPI - Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale and serves as an Academic Assistant in the LUISS University course “Strategic Risk and Regulatory Intelligence for Business”. He graduated from the College of Europe in Warsaw, where he wrote his thesis on relations between the EU and its southern neighbourhood. He previously headed the Asia-Pacific Desk at CeSI – Centro Studi Internazionali in Rome. His principal areas of expertise include International Security, Geoeconomics, and EU Affairs. He has published books and articles on the EU’s strategy for the Indo-Pacific, the Arab Uprisings, and the role of Asian actors across the MENA region.