Tom Wright from Brookings will discuss how the United States and its allies should adjust their strategy to preserve and strengthen the international order in a more geopolitically competitive world.
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Fatima Ayub, Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise: electoral and security sector reform, conflict analysis, Islamist movements, human rights, women rights, civil society development.
Languages: English, French, Persian.
Julien Barnes-Dacey, Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise: Middle East, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq
Languages: English, Arabic, French.
Dimitar Bechev, Head of Sofia Office, Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise: EU enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, the politics of wider South East Europe (post-communist Balkans, Greece, Turkey), EU-Russia relations, Euro-Mediterranean relations.
Languages: Bulgarian, English, Russian, Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian, Macedonian, Modern Greek; some French, Spanish and Italian; basic Turkish and German.
Olaf Boehnke, Head of ECFR Berlin
Piotr Buras, Head of ECFR Warsaw Office
Areas of expertise:Germany's EU and foreign policy, Poland in the EU, EU politics
Languages: Polish, German, English
Sebastian Dullien, Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise: European integration, Financial market regulation.
Languages: German, English.
Anthony Dworkin, Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise: International humanitarian law, human rights, international justice, US foreign policy.
Languages: English, conversational French.
Issandr El Amrani, Visiting Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme
Areas of expertise: Middle East, Egypt, Morocco
Languages: Arabic, English, French
Olivier de France, Researcher
Areas of expertise: European security and defence.
Languages: English, French.
Silvia Francescon, Head of Rome Office
Areas of expertise: International relations, global governance, G8 and G20, environment and development.
Languages: Italian and English.
Konstanty Gebert, Associate Fellow
Areas of expertise: European history and politics, Poland, International relations.
Languages: Polish, English,
François Godement, Head of China Programme, Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise: Chinese and East Asian strategic and international affairs, issues of integration and conflicts.
Languages: French, English, Mandarin.
Richard Gowan, Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise: the United Nations system, European Security and Defence Policy, Africa, Western Balkans.
Language: English
Ulrike Guérot, Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise: EU integration process, EU institutions, Franco-German relations, EU-US relations.
Languages: German, English, French.
Parag Khanna, Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Languages: English, German, Hindi, French, Spanish, and basic Arabic.
Thomas Klau, Head of Paris Office
Areas of expertise: EU integration and institutions, Franco-German relations, EU-US relations, the world economy.
Languages: French, German, English, some Italian and Dutch.
Jana Kobzova, Policy Fellow & programme coordinator, Wider Europe
Areas of Expertise: EU relations with Eastern Europe and Russia, democratisation in the post-Soviet states, Belarus, Central Asia.
Languages: Slovak, English, Russian, conversational French and German
Thomas König, Programme Coordinator, China.
Areas of Expertise: EU-China Relations, Multilateral Diplomacy.
Languages: German, English, French, Chinese and conversational Japanese.
Hans Kundnani, Editorial Director
Expertise: Germany and German foreign policy
Languages: English and German (fluent), French.
Alba Lamberti, Programmes Director
Areas of expertise: EU institutional reform, EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
Languages: Italian, English, French.
Mark Leonard, Director
Areas of expertise: European foreign policy, China, EU-Russia relations, transatlantic relations, EU institutions, Public diplomacy and nation branding, UK foreign policy.
Languages: English, French, German.
Daniel Levy, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme
Kadri Liik, Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise:Russian domestic and foreign policy, relations between Russia and the West, the Baltic Sea area, Eastern Europe
Languages:English, Russian, Estonian
Hugh Lovatt, Middle East Peace Process Project Officer
Areas of expertise:Middle-East, Israel/Palestine, Mashreq region; conflict prevention/resolution; Islamic societies; identity politics
Languages:Arabic, French, Dutch, Spanish
Andreas Mullereile, News Editor
Areas of expertise:EU Politics, EU Foreign Policy, European Public Sphere.
Languages:German, English.
Dick Oosting, CEO
Areas of expertise:European Affairs, human rights, transitional justice
Languages:English, Dutch, German
Jonas Parello-Plesner, Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise:China, Asia, EU-China relations.
Languages:Danish, English, French, German, Spanish, and basic Mandarin
José-Ignacio Torreblanca, Senior Policy Fellow, Head of Madrid office
Areas of expertise:EU enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, EU institutional reforms, EU Foreign Security and Defence Policy.
Languages:Spanish, English.
Nicholas Walton, Communications Director
Areas of expertise:New media & communications, former Yugoslavia, the former Soviet Union and nationalism & conflict.
Languages:Basic German and Spanish.
Andrew Wilson, Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise:Ukraine, comparative politics of democratisation in the post-Soviet states, political technology.
Languages:Russian, Ukrainian, some Belarusian, conversational French.
Nick Witney, Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise:International relations, International Security Policy, the European Security and Defence Policy, military capabilities development, defence equipment cooperation, research and industry, the Middle East and North Africa, the Middle East Peace Process.
Languages:English, French, Arabic.
Jan Zielonka, Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise:Expertise: European Studies, media, democracy, political institutions, history of political ideas.
Languages: Polish, English, Dutch, Italian.
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"The wandering Europeans" quoting ECFR report on the two-state solution.
Germany is a "geo-economic power": an article on "Obamerkel" quotes Hans Kundnani.