Ludovica Castelli is a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Leicester within the ERC-funded project ‘The Third Nuclear Age’.

Within the project, and under the supervision of Prof. Andrew J. Futter, she focuses on the nuclear history of the Middle East. More specifically, she investigates the Nuclear Domino Theory, specifically in its application to the Middle East. 

Ludovica previously worked as Policy Analyst at Centro Studi Internazionali (Ce.S.I.), in Rome, until August 2020, and as Research Assistant at the George C. Marshall Center in Garmisch-Partenkirchen until November 2020.

Ludovica holds a Master’s degree in International Studies from the University of Trento – MEIS, and has a Bachelor degree in International Economics from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.