{"id":2431,"date":"2025-05-05T12:21:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T10:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geosenterprise.com\/lorenzo-vidino\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T11:49:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T09:49:38","slug":"lorenzo-vidino","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.strategicstudies.it\/en\/about-us\/international-advisory-council\/lorenzo-vidino\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorenzo Vidino"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visiting Fellow – Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich<\/strong><\/em> Visiting Fellow – Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Visiting Fellow – Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/em>Lorenzo Vidino, Doctor of Philosophy, is an academic and security expert who specializes in Islamism and political violence in Europe and North America.\u00a0Currently a\u00a0visiting fellow at the Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich, and a lecturer at the University of Zurich, he previously held positions at the RAND Corporation,\u00a0the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He has taught at Tufts University, the University of Maryland (START) and the National Defense University. He is the author of books (his latest,\u00a0The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West,\u00a0was published by Columbia University Press in\u00a0the fall of\u00a02010) and frequent articles in several prominent newspapers (such as\u00a0The International Herald Tribune,The Wall Street Journal,\u00a0The Washington Post,\u00a0The Boston Globe\u2026) and academic journals (such as\u00a0Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, The Washington Quarterly, Terrorism and Political Violence\u2026). He has testified before the U.S. Congress and consults with governments, law firms, think tanks and media in several countries. A native of Milan, Italy, he holds a law degree from the University of Milan Law School and a doctorate in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.<\/p>\n

Education:
\n– Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Medford, MA). March 2010. Doctor of Philosophy, International Relations.
\n– Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Medford, MA). Aprile 2007. Masters of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, International Security Studies
\nand Islamic Civilization.
\n– Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano Law School (Milan, Italy ). June 2002 . Juris Doctor (focus on international law).<\/p>\n

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