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Nona Mikhelidze

Senior Fellow, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

Nona Mikhelidze, Senior Fellow at the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) in Rome, holds a PhD in Political Science from Scuola normale superiore (Pisa), and a M.A. in Regionalism: Central Asia and Caucasian Studies from the Humboldt University Berlin (HU). From 2017 to 2020 she was Head of the Eastern Europe and Eurasia Programme. Since 2020 she writes for the newspaper La Stampa on Russia and the post-Soviet space. Her research interests include the European Neighbourhood Policy, conflict resolution in the Eastern Europe, Russian foreign policy in the post-Soviet space.

Content by Nona Mikhelidze

Commentary

Network Reflections: the Ankara summit and Europe’s NATO moment

ELN network members assess whether the Ankara summit marks a turning point for Europe’s role within NATO or a transition shaped by the US. They discuss defence spending, strategic autonomy, and the choices European governments must make to bolster the alliance in an uncertain security environment.