In 2006, Arturo Varvelli earned a PhD in International History at the University of Milan, where he worked also a lecturer in History of International Relations. In 2007, he was post-doctoral fellow at CRT Foundation in Turin. His expertise covers Italian-Libyan relations, Libyan domestic and foreign politics, Italian foreign policy in the Mediterranean region. He was editor of some Italian on-line newspapers and now he is editor in chief of the on-line newsletter ISPI Dossier providing scenarios on international politics.