Leonardo is a Research Assistant at Gulf State Analytics. He holds a Bachelor on International Studies from the University of Trento. In addition, after having spent a six-months study period at the École de Gouvernance et d’économie in Rabat, he was awarded his Master in Comparative International Relation at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice through a thesis focused on the securitization of the Shi’a political mobilization in Bahrain. Leonardo’s research interests include security studies, the economic policy of Gulf States and the political, social, and sectarian mobilization in the MENA region.