Nicolò Fasola is an expert in contemporary Russian security policy and military thinking, as well as NATO's collective defence and cooperative security policies. He has more than 8 years of experience in these fields working in dynamic, demanding and high-profile environments -- including NATO and several research and educational institutions in Europe.
Nicolò is currently conducting research on the repositioning of Russia's foreign/security policy towards the non-Western world, Russian military thinking, and NATO partnerships. The following research products are in preparation:
- (2024, in press) Reinterpreting Russia's Strategic Culture: The Russian Way of War. Abingdon: Routledge -- This volume studies Russian strategic culture, highlighting its influence on Moscow's decisions about whether and how to wage war. The book offers an innovative model of the concept of strategic culture and a rich comparative analysis of Russian campaigns in Georgia, Ukraine and Syria.
- (2024, in press) (with Keseah Silverman) "NATO Partnerships: Struggling to Maintain Relevance". Parameters: US Army War College Quarterly.
- (2024, in press) (with Sonia Lucarelli) 'La politica estera del Governo Meloni." In: Pritoni, A. & Moury, C. (ed.s). Politica in Italia: Annuario 2024. Roma: Istituto Cattaneo.
- (accepted with revisions) (with Sara Berloto) "Beyond the ‘Friend or Enemy’ Paradigm: Exploring the Role of Worldviews and Self-Perceptions in Russia-China Relations". Europe-Asia Studies.
- (under review) (with Sonia Lucarelli) "Europe between Russia’s self and other: continuity and transformation in Russia’s perceptions of the European Union".
- (under review) (with Francesco N. Moro & Sonia Lucarelli) "Cyber Diplomacy and the Russia-Ukraine war: the EU's response".
- (work in progress) "Unpacking Russian Support for Assad's Regime Through the Frame of Patron-Client Relations".
- (work in progress) "The Integration of Outer Space into Russia's Strategic Culture: War-fighting, Arms Control, and Strategic Stability".
