Lorenzo Carrieri is a postgraduate student in economics at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins. His main interests revolve around macroeconomics, political risk assessment and international security. He carried out his previous MA thesis in Lebanon, where he focused on the change in the political economy of war. He was previously a visiting student at USJ, Beirut. His area of expertise integrates both qualitative and quantitative skills. Carrieri currently collaborates with several periodicals and research centers in Italy. He holds a Master's degree in International Relations from the University of Turin.