Professor Frasca is an independent analyst and researcher working at the intersection of international strategy, geo-economics, and risk management. His work spans research, publishing, and professional training. His career has taken him through some demanding corners of the field. He spent years with the Italian Ministry of Defence, serving as a Research Fellow at the Military Centre for Strategic Studies (CeMiSS) and as a lecturer at the Maritime War Institute in Livorno — roles that gave him a grounded, practitioner's perspective on military policy that still shapes his work today. His academic formation is equally broad. He graduated in Political Science (Economics) from the University of Padua in 1980, then headed to France for postgraduate work. He holds a Master's in Social History, a doctorate in Sociology from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris, and a second doctorate in Early Modern History from Paris IV — the Sorbonne. He has taught Social History at La Sapienza in Rome, led seminars in Military History at Paris IV and Paris I, and covered Naval and Maritime History at the University of Malta, where he was also appointed as an internal examiner for Master's dissertations in Hospitaller Studies in 2011. His current research interests pull in several directions: geo-economics and strategy, competitive intelligence, risk management, lobbying, public diplomacy, soft power in governmental contexts, and business diplomacy.