ECFR's foreign policy experts

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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

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.

Daniel Korski, Senior Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise: EU Foreign Security and Defence Policy, the Middle East, Africa, the Balkans, international development and post-conflict reconstruction.
Languages: Danish, English, Swedish, French, Serbo-Croat.

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

Nicu Popescu, Senior Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise:European Neighbourhood Policy, secessionist conflicts in the post-soviet space, EU-Russia relations, Moldova and the South Caucasus.
Languages:English, French, Russian and Romanian.

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.