Lorenzo Trombetta

About

- Qualified as Associate Professor [14/B2-SPS/06; 10/N1-L-OR10] - Versatile Professional Background. With experience as a researcher, academic teacher, context analyst, journalist, and policy consultant, I possess a diverse skill set and comprehensive knowledge of the modern and contemporary Middle East. - Extensive Field Research. Over 25 years, I have conducted substantial field research in the Middle East while maintaining direct connections with continental Europe and the Mediterranean region. - Multilingual Proficiency. Fluent in Modern Standard Arabic, Levantine Colloquial Arabic, English, and French. - Expertise in Key Themes. My work centres around crucial social and political themes, including public policies, gender, participation, security and terrorism, migration and integration, and media studies. - Broad Network. Well-connected portfolio spanning higher education institutions, think tanks, policy-making circles, business sectors, UN agencies, EU, donor community, international organisations, diplomatic, military, and security sectors, NGOs, grassroots activists, media environments, publishers, and Arab-Islamic diaspora circles in Europe. - Authored books on contemporary Syria and Middle East, as well as numerous scholarly papers and chapter books, demonstrating a proven track record of academic study, field research, consultancy work, and personal experience. - Teaching and Mentoring. Conducted seminars and workshops in leading academic institutions, participated in international conferences, and developed a teaching skillset with a robust mentoring capacity in one-to-one advisory roles. - Adaptive and Sensitivity. Attuned to local sensitivities, capable of adjusting to various work environments, handling difficult interviews, and dealing with sensitive interlocutors and contexts. - Regular media commentator with a strong capacity to simplify complex issues, analyse and synthesise large volumes of information, and identify trends for use in contingency plans and risk assessments.