Ludovico de Angelis

Ludovico was an EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium Intern in the Dual-Use Arms Trade Control Programme at SIPRI. His research is focused mainly on the dual-use export control system in the Gulf region as well as on the small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls in Middle East and North Africa.

Prior to joining SIPRI, Ludovico had worked at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - where he researched on the Syrian civil war and on Middle East politics -, and at the Rome-based Istituto Affari Internazionali - where he focused on the European Union’s external action. He also coordinated for two years a course on “Ethics and International Politics” at Luiss Guido Carli University, covering topics such as clan politics in Somalia or the conditions of women in Afghanistan.

As a volunteer for the Italian Civil Protection in Rome, Ludovico contributed to run an EU-funded food aid programme (FEAD) aimed at helping disadvantaged people hit by the economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis.