Michael Scrima was born in Italy in 1991. He graduated from the University of International Relations in Florence and completed his Master’s degree in International and Diplomatic Affairs at the University of Bologna with a thesis on nuclear proliferation. After graduation, he moved to Vilnius, where he worked as a research assistant at the RESC. He worked mainly on topics related to hybrid warfare and EU and NATO responses to it. He currently works as a Compliance Officer for Western Union.