Master of Science (MS) · Leiden University
Francisco holds an MSc in Crisis & Security Management (Intelligence and National Security) from Leiden University and a First-Class Honours BSc in Politics & International Relations and Sociology from University College Dublin. He specialises in Indo-Pacific geopolitics, foreign intervention, and international security, with an emphasis on the Global South. This regional interest was developed and refined during his studies at the National University of Singapore. His published work covers Russian PMCs in Africa, NATO-Indo-Pacific security dynamics, and Euro-Atlantic alliance cohesion.
