
Emilia Columbo is a senior associate (non-resident) to the CSIS Africa Program and a senior security risk analyst at VoxCroft Analytics. Prior to this position, she served as a senior analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, covering African and Latin American political-security issues. Ms. Columbo speaks professional-level Spanish and Portuguese. She has a Master's of Science in Foreign Service degree from Georgetown University and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Evaluating Mozambique’s Security, Humanitarian, and Funding Landscape
Commentary by Nicolas Jude Larnerd and Emilia Columbo — August 8, 2023
What Africa Experts Are Watching in 2023
Commentary by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele , Catherine Nzuki , William Mark Bellamy , Mimi Alemayehou , Maria E. Burnett , Emilia Columbo , Ryan Cummings , Cameron Hudson , and Laird Treiber — March 8, 2023
U.S.-ROK Ties: Enhancing Collaboration on Maritime Security in Africa
Report by Emilia Columbo — January 3, 2023
Leveraging the Africa Leaders Summit to Engage Mozambique on Security
Commentary by Emilia Columbo — December 7, 2022
Enhancing Humanitarian Aid and Security in Northern Mozambique
Commentary by Sierra Ballard and Emilia Columbo — September 8, 2022
What to Watch in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022
Commentary by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele , William Mark Bellamy , Hannah Ryder , Laird Treiber , Emilia Columbo , Will Brown , Rafiq Raji , Ryan Cummings , Maria E. Burnett , and Marielle Harris — January 20, 2022
Centering Civilian Protection in Northern Mozambique
Commentary by Emilia Columbo and Kelly Moss — July 21, 2021
Foreign Fighters and the Trajectory of Violence in Northern Mozambique
Commentary by Emilia Columbo and Austin C. Doctor — April 14, 2021
Mozambique: The Problem with Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) Designations
Critical Questions by Emilia Columbo , Jacob Kurtzer , and Judd Devermont — March 12, 2021
What to Watch in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021
Commentary by Yemi Adamolekun , Lina Benabdallah , and Will Brown , Maria E. Burnett , Emilia Columbo , Mvemba Phezo Dizolele , Hilary Matfess , Rafiq Raji , Jon Temin , Laird Treiber , Judd Devermont , Marielle Harris , Kyle Murphy — January 12, 2021