Jonata Anicetti was Post-Doc Fellow at the Center for Security Studies, Metropolitan University Prague, as well as Research Assistant for Prof. Andrew Moravcsik, Princeton University. He has a PhD in International Relations from the European University Institute (EUI).

Anicetti specializes in defense offsets, arms collaboration, Russia and China’s foreign policy, statecraft and client-state alliances, as well as EU strategic autonomy. His academic contributions include publications in Defense & Security Analysis, the RUSI Journal, Policy Studies, and the Journal of Strategic Studies, with a recent book titled “Defence Offsets and the Global Arms Trade: Explaining Cross-National Variations,” published by Routledge.

In addition to his academic pursuits, Anicetti has worked as a journalist and analyst for several companies. Since 2021, he has been collaborating with Countertrade & Offset, a longstanding British publication specializing in defense offset, where he currently serves as Head of Research.

At LISD, Anicetti will continue working with Prof. Moravcsik on a common project involving the foreign and defense policy of  Italy’s populist radical right parties.