Research Fields
Political Geography
Contemporary World History
History of Islam
Tourism
Bio
Giuliano Bifolchi is a PhD student at the University of Rome Tor Vergata with particular interests in geopolitics, history of Islamic countries, terrorism, conflict management and ethnic minorities. He holds a master’s degree in Peacebuilding Management and International Relations from Pontifical University San Bonaventura, an M.A. and B.A. in History from the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Since the 2016-17 academic year, Giuliano Bifolchi is focusing his PhD research project on the North Caucasus Federal District and the Russian strategies to manage and overcome socioeconomic problems in the region and to contrast local insurgency and terrorist groups. Before enrolling at University Tor Vergata, he worked as a journalist and Open Source Intelligence analyst specialised in the field of international relations, terrorism and security in the Middle East and the post-Soviet space. He is the co-founder of the Association of Studies, Research and Internationalisation in Eurasia and Africa, Italian organisation based in Rome which aims at improving the relations between Italy and foreign countries through research activities, publications, seminars, workshops, conferences and missions abroad.
Institution
University of Rome Tor Vergata