Lorenzo G. Vidino


Lorenzo G. Vidino is an Italian-American expert on Islamism in Europe and North America. He was born in Milan, Italy. He holds a law degree from the University of Milan and a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Career

A visiting fellow at the RAND Corporation in Washington, DC from October 2010, Vidino previously held fellowships at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; the U.S. Institute of Peace; and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Vidino was chosen to head the George Washington University Center for Cyber and Homeland Security's Program on Extremism, which launched in June 2015.
Vidino is the author of three books, a number of congressional testimonies, and frequent articles in several prominent newspapers and academic journals.

Publications