Federico Donelli
NAI Associate
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NAI Associate Dr. Federico Donelli is Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Trieste, Italy.
Research
Federico Donelli research fields have covered international politics and security of the Middle East and Africa, focusing on the foreign policy of the different regional and extra-regional players in Sub-Saharan Africa. He is the author of multiple articles and two books: Turkey in Africa. Turkey’s strategic involvement in sub-Saharan Africa (Bloomsbury, 2021) and Power Competition in the Red Sea. Testing the Post-Liberal International Order (Bloomsbury, 2025).
Current positions and affiliations
- Associate Professor, University of Trieste (Italy)
- Senior Research Associate at the Istituto di Studi di Politica Internazionale – ISPI (Italy)
- Senior Fellow at the Orion Policy Institute – OPI (USA)
Background
Federico Donelli has a PhD in Political Science from the University of Genoa and is an Associate Professor at the University of Trieste. His research focuses on global and regional power dynamics, particularly in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa. He regularly conducts extended periods of fieldwork in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East. He lectures in International Relations, Strategic Studies and Foreign Policy.