Cristian Tracci has served as a master’s of international affairs candidate at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where he specialized in International Security Policy and Conflict Resolution. He previously worked as a graduate consultant for the Eurasia Group and the UN Mission in Kosovo. While pursuing his undergraduate degree in International Affairs and Philosophy at John Cabot University in Rome, Cristian also studied abroad in Japan and Korea. Cristian served as an intern at the EastWest Institute, where he worked on streamlining the EWI database on China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Click here to read Tracci's latest piece "Outsourcing Diplomacy: The Necessity of Unofficial Talks" in the Journal of International Affairs.