Umberto Profazio
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Umberto Profazio
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Part Time Analyst / Full Time Dad - Personal views on Libya, Maghreb, NorthAfrica and everything else - Bylines @ IISS + NDCF 🇬🇧 🇮🇹
That would not have been possible without the support of my colleagues at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, in particular Irene Mia and Benjamin Petrini. Thank you so much for your help, guidance and patience during the editing process.
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Just received the Armed Conflict Survey 2025 published by Routledge. This year's edition has been both challenging and rewarding. Together with my never-ending love affair with #Libya, I had also the opportunity to delve into #Iraq, #Syria and #Turkey, writing the chapters for these conflicts.
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A great pleasure to meet friends and colleagues in Brussels last week to discuss maritime security in the Mediterranean Sea. Huge thanks to Institut FMES, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and SALMA Dialogue for organising this timely event.
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I have read many awful articles on #Libya in the past decade. This is by far the worst. A black and white picture where the good have fancy Instagram accounts while the bad traffic migrants into Europe. Anyone with a superficial knowledge of the country will understand that. What a disgrace.
October 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The agreement was signed during the visit of #US Senior Advisor for #Africa Massad Boulos to #Tripoli. Hill's involvement would probably boost chances to develop 'Structures A & E' in time, helping offset gas exports decline along the Greenstream pipeline to #Italy, mentioned in the interview. /2
July 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Gli sconvolgimenti degli ultimi anni hanno spinto molti a ripensare il concetto di Occidente e dubitare della sua supremazia economica e militare. Samir Puri ha tratto ispirazione per un volume ambizioso che evidenzia lo smarrimento di fronte all’ascesa di altre potenze, preludio ad un nuovo mondo.
March 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
La storia della #Meloni come ponte tra #Trump e #Europa è un po’ come la storia del ponte sullo Stretto di #Messina: non regge il confronto con la realtà ma tutti si divertono ad immaginarlo.
February 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Oggi alle 16.45 sulle frequenze di Radio24 ospite di Nessun Luogo è Lontano.

Per discutere di:

- #Libia
- Il cappello di #Melania
- Le ultime di #calciomercato

A voi la scelta.
January 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
In edicola da ormai un paio di settimane il primo numero di #Nigrizia del nuovo anno, nel quale ci cimentiamo ad analizzare le prospettive per il 2025. Io ho fatto alcune previsioni per il Nord #Africa, prendendo come spunto una spada di Damocle di nome #Trump.
January 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Dio mio, che narrazione banale e patetica dei mass media italiani sugli incendi a LA. Una copertura mediatica parossistica che solleva numerosi quesiti sull’immedesimazione nelle conclamate star di Hollywood e che ben contrasta con la narrazione facile e sbrigativa della vera tragedia di Gaza.
January 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Finally out the Armed Conflict Survey 2024 published by #Routledge for the #IISS. Also this year I authored the chapter on #Libya including a timely map of #Russia ‘s arms transfers and military presence. Check out my contribution on #Egypt and the insurgency in #Sinai too!
December 31, 2024 at 9:52 AM
A proposito di post-truth. George Orwell citato da Emmanuel Carrère, Ucronia, p.43.
December 28, 2024 at 9:01 AM
'Turbulence in the Eastern Mediterranean' offers a detailed analysis of the main geopolitical and geoeconomics issues at stake in the #EastMed; as well as in-depth studies of the countries involved in this sort of new Great Game (and, yes, #Libya as been drawn in, as you may imagine reading this)./2
November 29, 2024 at 10:37 AM
It's finally here! After months of hard work with the amazing colleagues at #IISS, the new Strategic Dossier on the #EastMed is finally available for preorder. Really thankful for having being involved in this ambitious project under the stewardship of @emile-hokayem.bsky.social and Rym Momtaz. /1
November 29, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Busy week but great to meet old and new friends at the workshop organized by #EPLO here in #Rome. We discussed the many challenges that #Europe faces after the #US elections and how the #Trump factor might affect, once again, transatlantic relations. Thanks for the invite!
November 22, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Best book I’ve read in years.
November 20, 2024 at 4:58 PM
In costante declino sul piano regionale, l' #Egitto sta abilmente sfruttando la disputa tra #Etiopia #Somalia e #Somaliland come un'occasione imperdibile per rilanciarsi, usando il Corno d' #Africa alla stregua di una quinta sponda. La mia analisi sull'ultimo numero di #Nigrizia.
November 18, 2024 at 10:56 AM