Alice Alunni

Alice Alunni is a PhD candidate at the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University. Through her doctoral studies she worked for NGOs, private agencies, research institutes, and government institutions researching and advising on issues related to civil society, peace and security in the MENA region with a focus on Libya, where she lived in 2013 and 2014. For this work, she received in 2018 the Durham University Early Career Researcher Impact and Engagement Award.

Turkey’s moves in Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean: ambitions and interests

Alice Alunni Nov 2, 2020

Turkey’s relationship with the UN-backed Libyan government continues to worry the West, all the more so as the prospects for peace in the North African country seem to grow brighter. Libya’s two main warring factions, the Government of…

Assessing European geopolitics in Libya

Alice Alunni May 6, 2019

European powers seem to agree on a shared vision for Libya: a functioning state with which they can do business, and one that is capable of ensuring control of its own borders. Yet, caught up with their own geopolitical interests in Libya…