FOUNDERS

Michele Santolini

Polyglot, writer, geopolitical geek and seasoned traveller. Passionate in post-Soviet and Eastern-European political dynamics, to whom he has dedicated his Bachelor’s thesis. After collaborating with the US Embassy in Rome and the Embassy of Bangladesh, he is currently pursuing a Double Master’s Degree in International Relations between LUISS Guido Carli and ULB in Bruxelles. He has worked for the Centre for International and Strategic Studies (CISS) and now works for the Italian Embassy in Kyiv. He believes in OSMA because it is a beacon of knowledge and free thought..

Alessandro Maria Brenci

Analyst, security enthusiast, and networking lover.
Passionate in irregular warfare, strategic and intelligence studies. He has contributed to research at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Israel and at the Comitato Atlantico Italiano. While being the Student Representative of the IR Department, he worked with the Italian Navy and the Comando Operativo Vertice Interforze as a Political Advisor. After pursuing a bilateral exchange in the US and working for the Center for International and Strategic Studies (CISS), he worked for the Italian Embassy in Baku.
He believes in OSMA for its commitment to engage with student, scholars and expert all over the Wider Mediterranean

Matteo Baldassari

Public speaker, innovative thinker, and insightful observer of international relations.
Passionate in counter-terrorism, MENA region dynamics and international security. After collaborating with the Center for International and Strategic Studies (CISS) and the Center for American Studies, he is currently deepening his studies in security affairs through a Master’s degree at Luiss Guido Carli, where he leads the most widely read geopolitics journal at the University, and an exchange program at Sciences Po Paris.
He believes in OSMA as an intellectual place that allows for an in-depth investigation of the Wider Mediterranean.