Experts & Staff
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Maghreb, monarchies, political and socioeconomic development in the Middle East and North Africa
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Turkey and Turkish politics; the Kurdish issue (in Turkey and Iraq); democracy; media freedom
Director, Middle East and North Africa programme
Areas of expertise
Middle East and North Africa
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
The Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf region, European relations with the Gulf countries.
Head, ECFR Warsaw
Areas of expertise
Germany's EU and foreign policy; Poland in the EU; EU politics
Director, European Power programme
Areas of expertise
European foreign and security policy strategy; politics, political movements and cohesion within the EU; Flexible Union; European refugee and migration policy; human rights, democracy, and justice
Research Director, Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Human rights; democracy; justice; North Africa (especially Egypt and Tunisia); war crimes; drones and counterterrorism; US foreign policy
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
German foreign and defence Policy; UAVs/drones; revolutions in military affairs; military technology
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
political mobilisation, political reform, crises, inclusion, gender, refugees, protests, Arab Middle East and North Africa
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
Associate Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
United Nations system; European security and defence policy; Africa; Western Balkans
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Eastern Europe; Russia; armed conflict and military affairs; defence policy; missile defence; missile proliferation
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Geo-economics, economic statecraft, security, sanctions policy, German foreign policy
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
MENA, Horn of Africa, local actors, security and development
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Nationalist mobilisation; ethnic conflict studies; framing of independence movements; bilateral conflicts in the Western Balkans; EU enlargement and the role of human rights in the EU's enlargement policy; minority rights litigation in Central Eastern Europe
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Historical, political and social developments of Yemen and the GCC states over past half century, rural development and community participation policies
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Religion, politics, and society in North Africa; the Sahara; the Sahel
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
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Middle East; Israel/Palestine; Mashreq region; conflict prevention/resolution; Islamic societies; identity politics
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
African Union, African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), IGAD, regional security and geopolitics, state-building, nation-building, democratization & social movements in the Horn of Africa.
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Libyan affairs; politics, governance and development in the Arab world
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Western Balkans politics, economics, and sociology; Euro-Atlantic integration; violent extremism; peacebuilding and conflict transformation, dialogue, and mediation
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
MENA, Sahara-Sahel, armed conflict, foreign intervention
Director, Africa programme
Areas of expertise
Horn of Africa: Sudan/South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea; Red Sea political/security/economic aspects; mediation/conflict resolution; humanitarianism
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
Director, Wider Europe programme
Areas of expertise
Russian domestic and foreign policies; Eastern Partnership countries and their relations with the EU; post-Soviet conflicts; cybersecurity
Head, ECFR Berlin
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
German and European foreign, security and defence policy; Germany's role in Europe; transatlantic relations
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Nationalism, illiberal democracies & state capture, post-conflict state building & institutional reforms, CFSP, Western Balkans, transatlantic relations
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
Associate Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Europe-China relations, US-China relations, Chinese Foreign and Economic Policy, Transatlantic relations, East Asia, South Asia
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Foreign policy planning; peace and security in Africa, Arab Gulf foreign policy; Horn of Africa and Red Sea; political Islam; counter violent extremism; mediation
Deputy Director
Head, ECFR Sofia
Areas of expertise
EU foreign policy; Western Balkans and Black Sea regions; transatlantic relations; regional studies; energy
Visiting Fellow, German Chancellery Fellowship
Areas of expertise
Geopolitics of 5G; transatlantic relations; US national security policy
Head, ECFR Madrid
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Populism and euroscepticism in Europe; Common Foreign Security and Defence Policy; EU domestic politics; institutional reforms
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
Head, ECFR Paris
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
French foreign policy; European security; politics and security in Asia
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
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Latin America, EU affairs, international trade, Poland in the EU
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Iraqi politics, governance, political mediation, stabilisation, youth inclusion and combating violent extremism