Eugenio Cusumano
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Eugenio Cusumano is an assistant professor in International Relations and European Union studies. His research concentrates on the role of non-state actors in military operations and humanitarian crises both on land and at sea, with a focus on the increasing use of Private Military and Security Companies and the involvement of NGOs in Search and Rescue operations in the Mediterranean.
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In the media
- Reddingsschepen trekken geen vluchtelingen aan
- Migrants from Libya not driven by hope of being rescued at sea – study
- ONG en Méditerranée : les secours en mer ne créent pas d'«appel d'air»
- "Non è vero che la presenza delle Ong in mare fa aumentare le partenze dei migranti dalla Libia"
- Nieuwsuur: interview over Khalifa Haftar en de crisis in Libië
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Eugenio Cusumano on Euronews about EU's migration dilemma - Euronews: The EU migrant rescuers left in limbo
- De Volkskrant: Hulporganisaties vrezen chaos voor de kust bij Libië
- Euronews: EU Migration Negotiations: EU leaders flesh out details on summit deal
- Trouw: Italië en Malta houden poot stijf
- Trouw: Vluchtelingenschip met 'mensenwezens' moet maar naar Nederland, zegt Italië
- EenVandaag NPO1: geen dealtjes met mensensmokkelaars
- De Volkskrant: Laten hulporganisaties zich financieren door smokkelaars? Italië zoekt het uit
- De Volkskrant: Op geluidsopnamen is te horen hoe dit reddingsschip contact heeft met mensensmokkelaars
- Die Zeit: Weniger Helfer bedeuten mehr Tote
- ETC: Flyktingbåtarna ska stoppas – till varje pris
- De Morgen: Op geluidsopnamen is te horen hoe dit reddingsschip contact heeft met mensensmokkelaars
- Trouw: Reddingsoperatie in de Middellandse Zee groeit uit tot wespennest
- Euronews
- The Guardian: Libyan naval attack on charity ship adds new danger to migrant rescue
- The Daily Mail: Winter worries for migrant rescue ships off Libya
- Le Parisien: En Méditerranée, la flottille humanitaire s'inquiète pour l'hiver
- La Información: El invierno preocupa a flotilla humanitaria que socorre a migrantes frente a Libia
- The Independent: Jeremy Corbyn demands to know British war plan against Isis in Libya
Biography
Eugenio Cusumano is an assistant professor in International Relations and European Union studies at the University of Leiden. He obtained his PhD in 2012 from the European University Institute and was previously a Fulbright Scholar at the Korbel School of International Studies in Denver and a lecturer at the Baltic Defence College.
His research concentrates on the role of non-state actors in military operations and humanitarian crises both on land and at sea, with a focus on the increasing use of Private Military and Security Companies and the involvement of NGOs in Search and Rescue operations in the Mediterranean.
His work has been published in leading international relations and security studies journal such as the Journal of Strategic Studies, International Relations, Armed Forces & Society, International Peacekeeping, and Marine Policy, and frequently cited in international media like The Guardian, the Independent, the Daily Mail, Le Parisien and France24.
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- History and International Studies
- Cusumano E. (2022), Defend(ing) Europe? Border control and identitarian activism off the Libyan Coast, International Politics 59(1): 485-504.
- Cusumano E. & Bell F. (2021), Guilt by association?: The criminalisation of sea rescue NGOs in Italian media, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 47(19): 4285-4307.
- Cusumano E. (2021), United to rescue? Humanitarian role conceptions and NGO–NGO interactions in the Mediterranean Sea, European Security 30(4): 547-568.
- Bures O. & Cusumano E. (2021), The anti-mercenary norm and United Nations’ use of private military and security companies: from norm entrepreneurship to organized hypocrisy, International peacekeeping 28(4): 579-605.
- Cusumano E. & Villa M. (2021), From “angels” to “vice smugglers”: the criminalization of sea rescue NGOs in Italy, European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 27(1): 23-40.
- Cusumano E. & Ruzza S. (2020), Piracy and the Privatisation of Maritime Security. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Cusumano E. (2021), Private military and security companies’ logos: between camouflaging and corporate socialization, Security Dialogue 52(2): 135-155.
- Cusumano E. & Villa M. (2020), Over troubled waters: maritime rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean Route. In: International Organization for Migration (IOM) (Ed.), Migration in West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean: Trends, risks, development and governance. Geneva and Berlin: International Organization for Migration. 202-214.
- Cusumano E. & Ruzza S. (2020), Piracy and the Privatization of Maritime Security: Isomorphic Convergence in Vessel Protection. In: Edward Lucas, Rivera Samuel & Crosbie Thomas (Eds.), Maritime Security: Counter- Terrorism Lessons from Maritime Piracy and Narcotics Interdiction. Amsterdam: IOS PRess, NATO Science for Peace and Security Series.
- Cusumano E. & Hofmaier S. (2019), Introduction. In: Cusumano E. & Hofmaier S. (Eds.), Projecting Resilience Across the Mediterranean: Springer.
- Cusumano E. & Hofmaier S. (2019), Projecting Resilience Across the Mediterranean: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Cusumano E. (2019), Conclusion: The History, Effectiveness,and Implications of Diplomatic Security. In: Cusumano E. & Kinsey C. (Eds.), Diplomatic Security. A Comparative Analysis.
- Cusumano E. & Kinsey C. (Eds.) (2019), Diplomatic Security. A Comparative Analysis. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
- Cusumano E. & Kinsey C. (2019), Introduction: what is diplomatic security?. In: Cusumano E. & Kinsey C. (Eds.), Diplomatic security: a comparative analysis 1-11.
- Cusumano E. (2019), Humanitarians at sea: Selective emulation across migrant rescue NGOs in the Mediterranean sea, Contemporary Security Policy 40(2): 239-262.
- Cusumano E. & Cooper N. (2019), Conclusions. In: Cusumano E. & Hofmaier S. (Eds.), Projecting Resilience Across the Mediterranean.
- Cusumano E. & Gombeer K.C.N. (2020), In deep waters: The legal, humanitarian and political implications of closing Italian ports to migrant rescuers, Mediterranean Politics 25(2): 245-253.
- Aloyo E.T. & Cusumano E. (2021), Morally Evaluating Human Smuggling: The Case of Migration to Europe, Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 24(2): 133-156.
- Cusumano E. & Pattison J. (2018), The non-governmental provision of search and rescue in the Mediterranean and the abdication of state responsibility, Cambridge Review of International Affairs 31(1): 53-75.
- Cusumano E. (2018), Migrant rescue as organized hypocrisy: EU maritime missions offshore Libya between humanitarianism and border control, Cooperation and Conflict 54(1): 3-24.
- Cusumano E. & Ruzza S. (2018), The Political Cost-Effectiveness of Private Vessel Protection: The Italian Case, International Spectator 53(3): 132-148.
- Cusumano E. & Ruzza S. (2018), Security privatisation at sea: Piracy and the commercialisation of vessel protection, International Relations 32(1): 80–103.
- Cusumano E. (2017), Straightjacketing Migrant Rescuers? The Code of Conduct on Maritime NGOs, Mediterranean Politics 24(4): 106-114.
- Cusumano E. & Corbe M. (Eds.) (2017), A Civil-Military Response to Hybrid Threats. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Corbe M. & Cusumano E. (2017), Conclusions. In: Cusumano E. & Corbe M. (Eds.), A Civil-Military Response to Hybrid Threats.
- Giumelli F., Cusumano E. & Besana M. (2017), From Strategic Communication to Sanctions: The European Union’s Approach to Hybrid Threats. In: Cusumano E. & Corbe M. (Eds.), A Civil-Military Response to Hybrid Threats. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 145-167.
- Cusumano E. & Corbe M. (2017), Introduction. In: Cusumano E. & Corbe M. (Eds.), A Civil-Military Response to Hybrid Threats: Palgrave Macmillan. 1-14.
- Cusumano E. (2017), Resilience for Hire? NATO Contractor Support in Afghanistan Examined. In: Cusumano E. & Corbe M. (Eds.), A Civil-Military Response to Hybrid Threats. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 101-122.
- Cusumano E. & Ruzza S. (2017), United States Antipiracy Policies: Between Military Missions and Private Sector Responsabilization. In: Clementi M., Dian M. & Pisciotta B. (Eds.), US Foreign Policy in a Challenging World. Building Order on Shifting Foundations. New York: Springer.
- Cusumano E. (2017), The sea as humanitarian space. Non-governmental Search and Rescue dilemmas on the Central Mediterranean migratory route, Mediterranean Politics : 1-8.
- Cusumano E. (2017), Emptying the Sea with a Spoon? Non-governmental Providers of Migrants' Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean, Marine Policy : 91-98.
- Cusumano E. (2017), Italy: a Reluctant Air Power?: NATO Joint Air Power Competence Centre.
- Cusumano E. (1 September 2016), How NGOs took over migrant rescues in the Mediterranean. EUobserver.
- Cusumano E. (1 September 2016), How NGOs took over migrant rescues in the Mediterranean. EUobserver.
- Cusumano E. (1 September 2016), How NGOs took over migrant rescues in the Mediterranean. EUobserver. Brussels: EUobserver.com ASBL. [blog entry].
- Cusumano Eugenio & Kinsey Christopher (2016), The UK Approach to Controlling Private Military and Security Contractors. In: Schaub G. & Kelty R. (Eds.), Private Military and Security Contractors: Controlling the Corporate Warrior. New York: Rowman & LIttlefield.
- Cusumano E. (2016), Money for nothing? Contractor Support from an Economic Perspective. In: Berndtsson J. & Kinsey C. (Eds.), Routledge Companion to Security Outsourcing. London: Routledge. 76-86.
- Cusumano E. & Kinsey C. (2016), What is driving the Outsourcing of Diplomatic Security?. In: Berndtsson J. & Kinsey C. (Eds.), Routledge Research Companion to Security Outsourcing. London: Routledge. 201-210.
- Cusumano E. (2016), Diplomatic Security for Hire. Diplomatic Security for Hire: The Causes and Implications of Outsourcing Embassy Protection, Hague Journal of Diplomacy 12(1): 1-29.
- Rogers J. & Cusumano E. (2015), Cassandra Vindicated: Baltic Perceptions of NATO's 'New Deterrence' of Russia. London: RUSI Newsbrief.
- Cusumano E. & Ruzza S. (2015), Contractors as a Second Best Option: The Italian Hybrid Approach to Maritime Security, Ocean Development & International Law 46(2): 111-122.
- Cusumano E. & Kinsey C. (2014), Bureaucratic Interests and the Outsourcing of Security. The Privatization of Diplomatic Protection in the Unted States and the United Kingdom, Armed Forces & Society : 1-25.
- Giumelli F. & Cusumano E. (2014), Normative Power Under Contract? Commercial Support to European Crisis Management Operations, International peacekeeping 21(1): 37-55.
- Cusumano E. (2016), Bridging the Gap. Mobilisation Constraints and Contractor Support to US and UK Military Operations, Journal of Strategic Studies : 1-29.
- Cusumano E. (2015), From Military Vessel Protection to Private Security Companies: the Italian Anti-Piracy Approach, Piracy Studies. Research Portal for Maritime Security : .
- Cusumano E. (2015), Innovative ways to tackle humanitarian crises: the case of the Migrant Offshore Aid Station, The Broker Online : .
- Cusumano E. (2015), Military Privatization and Democratic Control over the Use of Force [The Hague Institute for Global Justice, The Hague, May 2015]. [lecture].
- Cusumano E. (2015), Private Military and Security Companies and Conflict Management: risks and opportunities, The Broker Online : .
- Cusumano E. (2015), The Scope of Military Privatisation. Military Role Conceptions and Contractor Support in the United States and the United Kingdom, International Relations 29(2): 219–241.
- Cusumano E. (2014), Handing Over Leadership: Transatlantic Environmental Governance as a Functional Relationship no. 36: Italian Institute of International Affairs.
- Cusumano E. (13 February 2014), Private Military and Security Companies [The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, The Hague, February 13, 2014]. [lecture].
- Cusumano E. (2014), Handing over Leadership: the Drivers and Future of Transatlantic Environmental Governance. In: Bakker C. & Francioni F. (Eds.), The EU, the US and Global Climate Governance. Farnham: Ashgate. 247-269.
- Cusumano E. & Vennesson P. (2013), Transformations de l’engagement civique et nouvel art américain de la guerre, Gouvernement et Action Publique 4(4): 567-594.
- Cusumano E. (2012), Policy Prospects for Regulating Private Military and Security Companies. In: Francioni F. & Ronzitti N. (Eds.), War by Contract. Human Rights, Humanitarian Law and Private Contractors. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 11-37.
- Cusumano E. (2011), Outsourcing the War on Terror? The Use of Private Military and Security Companies after 9/11, E-International Relations : .
- Cusumano E. (2011), Regulating Private Military and Security Companies: a Multifaceted and Multilayered Approach: European Academy of Law.
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