Experts & Staff

Associate Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Turkey and Turkish politics; the Kurdish issue (in Turkey and Iraq); democracy; media freedom

Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Chinese foreign policy, China-EU relations, China-CEE relations, Chinese discourse power

Director, Middle East and North Africa programme
Areas of expertise
Middle East and North Africa

Head, ECFR Paris
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Trans-Atlantic relations, US politics and foreign policy, French politics and foreign policy, and domestic determinants of foreign policy

Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
The Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf region, European relations with the Gulf countries

Head, ECFR Warsaw
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Germany's EU and foreign policy; Poland in the EU; EU politics

Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Geopolitics and international relations; Italian foreign policy and national security; transatlantic relations; cybersecurity; disinformation

Senior Director for Strategy and Transformation
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
EU foreign policy; climate and energy; cohesion and politics in the EU; migration

Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
European foreign policy; southern neighbourhood; EU-Africa relations; multilateralism and the UN; Franco-German relations

Director, Wider Europe programme
Areas of expertise
Europe's Eastern neighbourhood, Russia, protracted conflicts

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Human rights; democracy; justice; North Africa (especially Egypt and Tunisia); war crimes; drones and counterterrorism; US foreign policy

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Climate/environment, East Asia, Russia, innovation, geoeconomics

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
German foreign and defence policy; technology and geopolitics; UAVs/drones; artificial intelligence; military technology

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Geoeconomics, economic statecraft, global economy

Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa programme
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Europe-Iran relations; Iran nuclear deal and associated sanctions policy; Iranian foreign and domestic policy; Iran-Saudi relations

Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Algeria, Euro-Med cooperation, geopolitical competition, democratisation and youth

Associate Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
United Nations system; European security and defence policy; Africa; Western Balkans

Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Russia, Middle East & North Africa, international relations, international security and defence, military intervention

Distinguished Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Defence and security policy, NATO and EU common defence and security policy, armament and technology, nuclear and missile defence policy, disarmament and non-proliferation

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
India’s foreign policy, South Asia security issues, Indo-Pacific dynamics, maritime security

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Eastern Europe; Russia; armed conflict and military affairs; defence policy; missile defence; missile proliferation

Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Iraqi politics; Iraqi foreign policy; democratisation in Iraq; federalism; international development

Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Green transitions analysis; Social impact assessment; Innovation processes facilitation

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
EU’s energy and climate policy; Russia’s energy policy; Russia’s internal politics and foreign policy; international relations in Central and Eastern Europe

Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
EU-Ukraine relations: US-Ukraine relations; Ukraine's foreign policy and security issues; Reforms in Ukraine; Russia; China

Director
Areas of expertise
Geopolitics and Geoeconomics; China; EU-Russia relations; transatlantic relations; EU politics and institutions; public diplomacy and nation branding; UK foreign policy

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Russian domestic and foreign policy; relations between Russia and the West; the Baltic Sea area; Eastern Europe

Coordinator for Pan-European Data Projects
Areas of expertise
German and European foreign and security policy; European integration; transatlantic relations; nuclear policy

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Middle East; Israel/Palestine; Western Sahara; conflict resolution; international law and armed conflict

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Libya, North Africa, Euro-Med cooperation, stabilisation, and democratisation

Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Economic growth, digital regulation, public policy, Latin America

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Western Balkans politics, economics, and sociology; Euro-Atlantic integration; violent extremism; peacebuilding and conflict transformation, dialogue, and mediation

Director, Africa programme
Areas of expertise
Horn of Africa: Sudan/South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea; Red Sea political/security/economic aspects; mediation/conflict resolution; humanitarianism

Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Digital transformation, economic growth, start-ups, public policy, Latin America

Director, Asia programme
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Europe-China relations, US-China relations, Security in East Asia, Chinese Foreign and Security Policy, Geopolitical Dimension of Emerging Technologies

Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Japanese foreign relations, security and defense policy, Japan’s strategy in the Indo-Pacific region, EU-Japan relations

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Africa geopolitics and international relations, Africa-China, emerging middle powers, energy transition, eastern and southern Africa.

Head, ECFR Berlin
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
German and European foreign, security and defence policy; Germany's role in Europe; transatlantic relations

Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Geopolitics of technology, digital diplomacy, EU digital policy, EU technological sovereignty

ECFR-Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo Pan-European Fellow
Areas of expertise
Infrastructures, trade, energy, European Union

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Nationalism, illiberal democracies & state capture, post-conflict state building & institutional reforms, CFSP, Western Balkans, transatlantic relations

ECFR-Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo Pan-European Fellow
Areas of expertise
Security studies, European Union, NATO, security sector reform

Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Civil-military relations; Russian domestic politics; Policymaking

Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Central and south-east Europe in the EU, China in central, eastern, and south-east Europe, EU politics and EU conditionality

Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Belarus domestic and foreign policy issues, relations with Russia and the European Union

Deputy Director
Head, ECFR Sofia
Areas of expertise
EU foreign policy; Western Balkans and Black Sea regions; transatlantic relations; regional studies; energy

Head, ECFR Madrid
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Technology and geopolitics, EU strategic autonomy; disinformation and influence operations

Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
European energy and climate policies, energy transitions, social acceptance of low-carbon technologies, energy citizenship

Head, ECFR Rome
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Geopolitics and International Relations; MENA Region; Libya; EU-MENA relations; Italian-Libyan relations; Italian foreign policy

Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Southern and East Africa, especially DRC, South Africa, and Tanzania; conflict resolution, peacebuilding and humanitarian intervention; political economy of development

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Ukraine; comparative politics of democratisation in the post-Soviet states; political technology

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
International relations; international security policy; European security and defence policy; military capabilities development; defence equipment cooperation; research and industry; Middle East and North Africa; the Middle East Peace Process

Visiting fellow
Areas of expertise
Exploration and mining investment, governance of natural resources companies and projects, mineral policy and regulation in Africa, responsible sourcing and mineral value chains

Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
European public opinion, economic sovereignty, Poland and France in the EU