Andrea Bogoni is a Research Fellow at Blue Europe and an MSc alumnus in International Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the University of Essex, having specialised in business economics, finance and international trade. He collaborates with various Italian-based study centres and think tanks. For Blue Europe he edited "The Dragon at the Gates of Europe: Chinese Presence in the Balkans and Central-Eastern Europe" and has contributed to the think-tank with publications and reviews. Professionally, he works as a consultant in the business services industry.