Claudia Gazzini

Claudia Gazzini

Senior Analyst, Libya

Crisis Group Role

Claudia Gazzini is the International Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for Libya. She has covered this role since 2012. Between October 2017 and March 2018 she also served as policy advisor to Ghassan Salamé, Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). She researches and produces reports on security, politics and economic governance of Libya, including its oil sector. She travels regularly throughout Libya. 

Areas of Expertise

Politics, security and economy of Libya.

Professional Background

Prior to joining Crisis Group, Claudia worked for the Associated Press in Rome and for Reuters in Jakarta. She was Max Weber fellow at the European University Institute in Fiesole (Florence) and visiting fellow at the Program of African Studies at Northwestern University (IL). She did her post-graduate studies in Middle Eastern History at Princeton University and Oxford University.

Languages

  • Italian (native)
  • English (fluent)
  • Arabic (conversant)
  • Spanish (conversant)
  • French (conversant)
  • Indonesian (conversant)

In The News

13 Sep 2023
[The] disaster that has hit Derna has really brought together the country, the people [of Libya], most importantly. The Washington Post

Claudia Gazzini

Senior Analyst, Libya

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