Delina Goxho
Biography
Delina Goxho is an independent security analyst working for a number of European foundations and civil society organisations. Her research and advocacy interests are remote warfare and security and her main geographic focuses are Europe and West Africa regions. She is also a PhD Candidate at Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS) and Scuola Sant’Anna in Italy in the Transnational Governance department.
Prior to this, Delina worked for the Open Society Foundations (OSF) and was a research assistant at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA).
Delina has experience as a trainee at the European External Action Service (EEAS), the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) and the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS).
She holds a Masters degree from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Bologna, Forlì and a B.A. from the University of Cambridge, UK and the University of Verona, Italy.
She speaks Albanian, Italian, English and French, and is currently learning Arabic.
Publications
- Self-defense Militia Groups in Niger: Risking a Time Bomb External publications
- Donor dilemmas in the Sahel: How the EU can better support civil society in Mali and Niger External publications
- Protecting Civilians From Those Who Should Protect Them Africa Policy Briefs
- Pivoting Stabilisation in the Sahel: competing visions and implementation checkpoints Commentaries
- Unpacking the EU’s New Sahel Strategy Commentaries
- No peace under the Shea tree – Climate change & conflicts in the Sahel: Debunking the myths External publications