Filippo Simonelli is a PhD student at the University of Siena and Research Fellow in IAI’s "Italian foreign policy" programme. His main interests include EU’s public diplomacy, the evolution of public opinion sentiments towards Italian foreign and defence policy and the Mattei Plan as an instrument for the development of an italian public diplomacy strategy towards Africa.
The project (September 2025-June 2026) aims to analyse Italy’s role in the Lobito Corridor. The research will provide the opportunity to focus on several key topics: critical raw materials and…
The project (September 2025-June 2026) aims at strengthening Italy’s role as a privileged interlocutor between the United States, Europe and key actors in the Middle East, contributing to regional…
This project aims to promote knowledge exchange and transfer between policymakers and international affairs experts, with a view to creating a more cohesive group in the broad "foreign policy…
