Articles by Domenico Valenza

December 9, 2020

Russia cannot save the world with its Sputnik-V vaccine. So why is it pretending it can?

Domenico Valenza

The scientific credibility of Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccine has been seriously challenged. So why is Russia risking mass vaccination? Domenico Valenza argues that an international, biopolitical power-play presents Russia as the actor that can bring order to a disordered world

Domenico Valenza

PhD Candidate at the United Nations University and Ghent University, and Visiting Lecturer at Maastricht University

Domenico is a policy analyst in EU affairs and a researcher and lecturer in cultural policy and international cultural relations.

His areas of expertise include the EU’s external action, Russia’s foreign policy, cultural diplomacy and relations, and strategic communication.

Between 2016 and 2018 he worked at the College of Europe, Bruges, as a Senior Academic Assistant.

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