Giulia Trombelli

Giulia Trombelli is an intern with SIPRI’s Food, Peace and Security Programme, supporting research on how development and peacebuilding efforts strengthen resilience in the Sahel.

She holds an MSc in International Security, with a major in African Studies, from the Paris School of International Affairs, where she focused on Sahelian security and the intersection of global health and climate change. She previously studied at the University of Trieste, graduating with honors on a thesis about France’s post-colonial influence on state-building in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa.

Giulia brings experience from the global health sector, where she supported the design and implementation of programs on climate change adaptation and health system resilience in low- and middle-income countries across Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. She also has a background in journalism and conflict analysis, contributing to various editorial projects in both writing and leadership roles, with a focus on the Sahel, regional security dynamics, and defense issues.