Maria Chiara Aquilino is a junior analyst at RAND Europe. Her research spans security and defence policy, violent extremism, climate-related security risks, and the implications of emerging technologies for security and resilience. She has worked on numerous studies commissioned by EU and UK institutions.
Prior to joining RAND Europe, Aquilino was a scientific research trainee at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, where she supported research on terrorism and violent extremism, and held research assistant positions at King's College London and Leiden University. She earned a Bachelor's degree in international relations from King's College London and an M.Sc. in crisis and security management from Leiden University.
B.A. in international relations, King's College London; M.Sc. in crisis and security management, Leiden University
Italian; English; French; Dutch
