Antonino ADAMO is a Technologist at the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) where he deals since 2003 with project management, trans-border co-operation projects, research agreements with national and international partners, as well as research internationalisation and science diplomacy initiatives in the field of marine sciences.
His previous international working experiences were carried out at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) in Geneva and at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) as a Short Term Observer in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He holds a M.Sc. in International Relations at the University of Bologna (2002), Italy and a Ph.D. in Asian and African Studies at the University of Cagliari (2007), Italy.
His research areas include private security in Sub-Saharan Africa, Private Military Companies, multilateral peacekeeping in Africa, foreign powers’ competition in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Pacific Studies.
