Nome
Edoardo
Cognome
Barca
Classe Accademica
Classe Accademica delle Scienze Giuridiche, Politiche, Economiche e Sociali
Esperienze di rilievo nazionali e internazionali

DEFENSE, WARGAMING & INTELLIGENCE

Registered Wargaming Associate at the Defense Wargaming Laboratory (DWGLab, CASD/SSUOS), admitted as the youngest associate in the laboratory's history. Designs and facilitates Red Teaming scenarios for senior military leadership, with a focus on multi-domain operational challenges (46° CiMiC Course). Previously served as Junior Threat Intelligence Analyst (Asia-Pacific) at Hozint – Horizon Intelligence, producing high-priority country risk assessments through integrated OSINT and GEOINT methodologies.

RESEARCH & POLICY

Junior Research Fellow at Centro Studi Geopolitica.info (European defence industrial base, procurement strategy, strategic autonomy) and Research Fellow in the AI & Cybersecurity working group at EPIS Thinktank (disruptive technologies, cyber warfare, AI-enabled defence). Workshop speaker at Sapienza CIMEO on game-theoretic modelling of environmental regulation and EU military procurement.

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING

Enrolled in the Grand École Diploma at Sciences Po Lille (Franco-Italian double degree, M2 specialisation in Stratégie, Intelligence Économique & Gestion de Risque). Completed the C.A.F. in Theory, Design and Conduct of Professional Wargaming (CASD/SSUOS, 2026) as youngest participant in the course's history. Awarded Best Single Performer at the Erasmus+ ANALYST School in Corporate Intelligence (EU Commission consortium, 2025). Selected seasonal schools at Sant'Anna School for Advanced Studies (TECHWAR, 2025; AFRICONNECTIONS, 2024), Sapienza CIMEO Experimetrics & Behavioral Economics (2024–2025), and Scuola di Politiche – AREL (2025–2026 cohorts).

LEADERSHIP & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Board Member and Director for Education, Seminars and Training at UFE – Union des Étudiants Fédéralistes Européens. Event Manager at Associazione 7 Colonne (including organisation of a seminar at the Aula Magna, Corte Suprema di Cassazione, Rome). Member of the debate committee of RIASSISU (national network of students from Italian Schools of Advanced Studies). Elected Student Representative for the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Sapienza (2024–2026). Active participant in selected MUN conferences and defence wargaming events across Italy, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, with awards including Best Delegation (LEIMUN 2025) and Honorable Mention (FMUN 2025).

Progetti di ricerca

Research Project in Game Theory | A.Y. 2023–2024
"Transizione Sostenibile e delocalizzazione delle imprese: impostazione preliminare di un modello di teoria dei giochi"
The project develops a preliminary game-theoretic model to analyse how sustainable transition policies affect firms' incentives to relocate production, examining regulatory commitment problems and strategic interaction between industry and policymakers.
Supervisor: Prof. Berardino Cesi (Sapienza University of Rome)

Research Project in Game Theory | A.Y. 2024–2025
"Amicizia difficile: Cooperazione nel mercato della difesa europeo e Game Theory"
The project applies cooperative and non-cooperative game theory to the European defence procurement market, examining how strategic interdependencies, industrial rivalry, and institutional constraints shape the prospects for deeper defence-industrial integration among EU member states.
Supervisor: Prof. Berardino Cesi (Sapienza University of Rome)

Pubblicazioni

— BOOK CHAPTER —

Barca, E. (2024). Game theory approaches for sustainability policies. In G. Senatore & P. Brescia (Eds.), Pillole di sostenibilità: The perspective of the Sapienza student community on the transition to sustainability (pp. 33–39). Edizioni Nuova Cultura. https://doi.org/10.4458/7301-04

— REPORT —

Barca, E. (contributing author). (2026, April 21). Geopolitical Brief n. 56 – L'Europa e la deterrenza nucleare: prospettive nazionali a confronto. Centro Studi Geopolitica.info. https://geopolitica.info/report/geopolitical-brief-56-leuropa-e-la-dete…

— SCIENCE COMUNICATION —

Barca, E. (2025, March 17). Alba e tramonto del conflitto clausewitziano: L'evoluzione del rapporto società-guerra nella storia. Treccani – Il Chiasmo. https://www.treccani.it/magazine/chiasmo/storia_e_filosofia/54-conflitt…

Barca, E. (2025, December 22). L'inganno come asimmetria di informazioni nelle relazioni internazionali: La razionalità dell'inganno tramite la teoria dei giochi. Treccani – Il Chiasmo. https://www.treccani.it/magazine/chiasmo/diritto_e_societa/58-inganno-e…

— POLICY BRIEFS —

Popelisova, H., & Barca, E. (2026, February 16). Reflexive control: Russian AI and hybrid warfare in Eastern Europe. EPIS Thinktank. https://www.epis-thinktank.com/publications/reflexive-control-russian-a…

— SELECTED ARTICLES — Geopolitica.info —

Barca, E. (2026, March 27). Teleconnections: La nuova politica artica italiana. Geopolitica.info. https://geopolitica.info/teleconnections-la-nuova-politica-artica-itali…

Barca, E. (2026, March 5). Quantum, OSINT e mandolino: La relazione annuale sull'intelligence e la caccia alla sovranità digitale italiana. Geopolitica.info. https://geopolitica.info/relazione-annuale-2026-dis/

For a complete list of contributions on European defence industrial policy, AI-enabled warfare, and strategic autonomy, see the author page: https://www.geopolitica.info/autori/edoardo-barca/

Ritratto
Anno di ammissione
2023
Corso di Studio
Scienze Politiche e Relazioni Internazionali, Percorso di Doppia Laurea con Sciences Po Lille
Tutor SSAS
Giuseppe Attanasi
Matricola
2111106
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