I am a political scientist interested in international relations and foreign policy. My research agenda rests at the intersection of political science, sociology, and cultural studies.

I am currently a doctoral researcher at the European University Institute, in Florence. Concurrently, a Research Fellow at the Hertie School of Government, Centre for International Security, and I teach transnational governance at the School of Transnational Studies and IR theory at the John's Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), in Bologna.

I contribute regularly to Romanian and transatlantic policy debates on issues related to foreign policy and security through policy papers and op-eds in major newspapers.