Lorenzo Crippa is an Italian graduate student currently pursuing a Master’s degree in International Security at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA - Sciences Po) with a concentration in Russian studies. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in International and Diplomatic Sciences from the University of Trieste. His studies have focused on Russia’s foreign, domestic, and security policy, NATO-Russia relations, and Russia's war in Ukraine. Between August 2022 and February 2023, 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 followed the war in Ukraine. Previously, he also interned at the Estonian International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) and the Washington D.C.-based U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF). Lorenzo speaks Italian, English, Russian, and French.