Articles by Ludovica Castelli

June 17, 2025

☢️ How can we protect nuclear facilities?

Ludovica Castelli

Ludovica Castelli explores the longstanding problem of how to protect nuclear facilities against attack — particularly in light of the war in Ukraine and rising tensions in the Middle East. Until we establish a comprehensive, and enforceable legal framework, nuclear facilities will remain vulnerable to attack, perpetuating the risks to international security and humanitarian safety

Ludovica Castelli

Research Fellow, Multilateralism and Global Governance Programme, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome

Ludovica co-manages IAI activities in the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) and leads research on non-proliferation and disarmament.

She holds a PhD from the University of Leicester, where she was part of the ERC-funded Third Nuclear Age project.

Her research interests include historical international relations, particularly conceptual history, Middle Eastern nuclear politics, and US nuclear proliferation discourse.

Ludovica has presented her work at numerous academic and Track 1.5 venues across the US, Middle East, and Europe, and published her research in academic journals, policy papers, and commentaries.

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The Global Third Nuclear Age
Routledge, 2025

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