Nicola Missaglia heads ISPI's Communications and Publishing department. He also is a Research Fellow at ISPI's Asia Centre, in charge of the India Desk. Before joining ISPI, he has served for several years as the Scientific Coordinator and Managing Editor for the international think tank Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy and a Research Master’s degree in Political Theory and Contemporary History from Sciences Po Paris’ Doctoral School (France) and has extensive experience in managing projects in the MENA region and India. As a member of the International Association of Journalists (Brussels), he contributes to Italian and international magazines. He also takes part in research projects commissioned by the Italian Parliament and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and contributes to the annual issue of ISPI/Treccani’s Geopolitical Atlas.
His research interests focus on nation-building processes, conflict and political transitions, identity politics, minorities and religious divides in South Asia and the MENA region.