Dr Luigi Scazzieri is a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform (CER), where he has worked since 2016. His work focuses on European security and defence and EU foreign policy – particularly towards the Union’s southern neighbours. Luigi holds a PhD in European Politics from King’s College London, MA degrees from the LSE and King’s College London and a BA from the University of Cambridge. Luigi has contributed opinion pieces on European foreign policy and European politics to outlets such as The Guardian, Project Syndicate, CNN and The Times. Luigi can be followed on Twitter @LScazzieri