Lorenzo Crippa is a recent graduate of the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA – Sciences Po), where he completed a Master’s degree in International Security, with a specialisation in Russian studies. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in International and Diplomatic Sciences from the University of Trieste. His main research interests include Russia’s foreign, security, defence and domestic policy, and NATO-Russia relations. Previously, he was a Security Analysis and Operations intern at the Istanbul-based UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (RBEC), where he closely monitored Russia’s war against Ukraine. In the second half of 2021, he was a research intern at the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS).
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Publications
27. Mar, 2024
Putin’s Henchmen: the Russian National Guard in the Invasion of Ukraine
As the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardiya) poured into Ukraine alongside Moscow’s regular troops on 24 February 2022, President Vladimir Putin’s…
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Publications
28. Apr, 2022
From Rome to Kyiv, Passing Through Moscow: Russian Strategic Narratives in the Italian Public Discourse on Ukraine
The current Italian government strongly supports Ukraine’s efforts to defend itself against Russia’s invasion. This support, mobilised under the leadership…
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Commentary
30. Sep, 2021
The Kremlin Is Winning Big
Team Navalny’s new ‘smart voting’ strategy gave a sense of novelty to this year’s Russian Duma elections. But the results…
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