Experts & Staff
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
North African migration, Tunisia’s foreign relations, decentralisation, and local governance
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
African geopolitics and international relations, energy transition and low-carbon industrialisation, natural resource governance, international trade
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Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships (SPSM)
Areas of expertise
Geopolitics; conflict and crisis resolution; religious terrorism and extremism
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Campaigns Officer
Areas of expertise
Conflict studies, migration, human rights (in particular gender and children’s rights)
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Associate Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Turkey and Turkish politics; the Kurdish issue (in Turkey and Iraq); democracy; media freedom
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Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Chinese foreign policy, China-EU relations, China-CEE relations, Chinese discourse power
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Director, Middle East and North Africa programme
Areas of expertise
Middle East and North Africa
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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
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
The Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf region, European relations with the Gulf countries
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Distinguished visiting fellow
Areas of expertise
European economic and financial affairs, global economy, European political economy
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Africa geopolitics and international relations, the Sahel, Horn of Africa, humanitarianism, conflict reporting, emerging middle powers, and Russia in Africa.
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Head, ECFR Warsaw
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Germany's EU and foreign policy; Poland in the EU; EU politics
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Climate finance, Bretton Woods institutions, Development, geopolitics of Africa
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Deputy Head, Rome office
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Italian and Polish foreign policy, European foreign policy, disinformation
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Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Geopolitics, emerging technologies, geoeconomics in the Indo-Pacific, US-China relations, Indian foreign policy, Southeast Asia, UK and US foreign policy
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Geoeconomics; De-risking; Sanctions; Global economy; Russian economy
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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
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Geopolitics, human security, transatlantic relations and security, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, international humanitarian law, and international human rights law
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Director, Wider Europe programme
Areas of expertise
Europe's Eastern neighbourhood, Russia, protracted conflicts
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Human rights; democracy; justice; North Africa (especially Egypt and Tunisia); war crimes; drones and counterterrorism; US foreign policy
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Climate/environment, East Asia, Russia, innovation, geoeconomics
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Enlargement policy, EU foreign policy towards Western Balkans, accession negotiations processes, and the EU Green Deal
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Sudan, Horn of Africa, Middle East, migration, democratisation, international cooperation
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Communications Officer
Areas of expertise
Human rights, migration, war crimes, international humanitarian law
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
German foreign and defence policy; European defence, technology and geopolitics; UAVs/drones; artificial intelligence; military technology; Franco-German defence cooperation
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Geoeconomics, economic statecraft, global economy
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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
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Associate Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
United Nations system; European security and defence policy; Africa; Western Balkans
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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
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Associate Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
India’s foreign policy, South Asia security issues, Indo-Pacific dynamics, maritime security
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Eastern Europe; Russia; armed conflict and military affairs; defence policy; missile defence; missile proliferation
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Iraqi politics; Iraqi foreign policy; democratisation in Iraq; federalism; international development
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Programme Coordinator, US Programme
Areas of expertise
US domestic and foreign policy; transatlantic relations; education
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Office and Programme Coordinator
Areas of expertise
Russia in Africa, geopolitics of sub-Saharan Africa, EU foreign and security policy, Polish politics and foreign policy
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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
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Deputy Director, Wider Europe
Areas of expertise
Post-conflict state building; security and protracted conflicts in the Western Balkans and eastern neighbourhood; Kosovo-Serbia conflict
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Authoritarian regimes, Russian elites and bureaucracy, Russian government data policies, policymaking processes in non-democratic contexts
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Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships
Areas of expertise
Transatlantic Relations, Russia
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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
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Associate Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
India’s foreign policy, South Asia security issues, Indo-Pacific dynamics, maritime security, climate security, economic trends in Asia
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Russian domestic and foreign policy; relations between Russia and the West; the Baltic Sea area; Eastern Europe
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Eastern Europe, Ukraine, EU integration, conflicts in Eastern Europe
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Energy, investment, economic reforms, fragile contexts, eastern and southern Africa
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Deputy Head, Paris Office
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Middle East geoeconomics; China – Gulf relations; Gulf region; Red Sea geopolitics
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Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Defence and security policy; military operations; nuclear strategy and arms control
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Middle East; Israel/Palestine; Western Sahara; conflict resolution; international law and armed conflict
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Russian Orthodox Christianity and its influence on Russian politics and society; church-state and church-public relations in eastern Europe; political and cultural history of the Russian Orthodox Church in the 20th and 21st centuries; Russian media and journalism, propaganda, and ideology
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Libya, North Africa, Euro-Med cooperation, stabilisation, and democratisation
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Economic growth, digital regulation, public policy, Latin America
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Euro-Atlantic integration; green agenda; Balkan politics and foreign policy; violent extremism; peacebuilding and conflict transformation, dialogue, and mediation
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Director, Africa programme
Areas of expertise
Horn of Africa: Sudan/South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea; Red Sea political/security/economic aspects; mediation/conflict resolution; humanitarianism
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Digital transformation, economic growth, start-ups, public policy, Latin America
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Energy and mining development and transitions; financing, governance and sustainability of large-scale infrastructure projects; geopolitics and international relations; Africa and Europe.
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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
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Ukraine’s foreign and security policies and reform; Russia-Ukraine war and Ukraine’s reconstruction; geopolitics and global security; international humanitarian law and human rights.
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
International relations; governance and human rights
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Programme Manager, Middle East and North Africa
Areas of expertise
Middle East; human rights; refugees; humanitarian issues
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Research and Data Officer
Areas of expertise
Political movements, Feminist economics, European integration, CEE countries and Poland
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Japanese foreign relations, security and defense policy, Japan’s strategy in the Indo-Pacific region, EU-Japan relations
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Distinguished policy fellow
Areas of expertise
Russian domestic and foreign policies. Eastern Partnership countries and their relations with the EU, post-Soviet conflicts, cybersecurity
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Deputy Head, Warsaw Office
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Polish politics and foreign and security policy, EU foreign and security policy, the Weimar Triangle
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Africa geopolitics and international relations, Africa-China, emerging middle powers, energy transition, eastern and southern Africa.
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Head, ECFR Berlin
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
German and European foreign, security and defence policy; Germany's role in Europe; transatlantic relations
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
European power; The geopolitics of technology; European integration; Multilateral cooperation
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Deputy Director, Asia programme
Areas of expertise
EU-India relations; India-China relations; European Indo-Pacific policy
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Nationalism, illiberal democracies & state capture, post-conflict state building & institutional reforms, CFSP, Western Balkans, transatlantic relations
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Civil-military relations; Russian domestic politics; Policymaking
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Research Director
Director, US Programme
Areas of expertise
Transatlantic relations; US foreign policy
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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
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Programme Assistant, Wider Europe
Areas of expertise
EU external relations, EU’s eastern neighborhood, Russia and Balkans
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Head of Sofia office
Areas of expertise
EU foreign policy, Bulgaria in the EU, Western Balkans
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Belarus domestic and foreign policy issues, relations with Russia and the European Union
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Communications officer
Areas of expertise
Sustainability, Regional development, Nordic collaboration
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Research Assistant to the Director
Areas of expertise
EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, Transatlantic Relations, Israel/Palestine
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Deputy Director
Areas of expertise
EU foreign policy; Western Balkans and Black Sea regions; transatlantic relations; regional studies; energy
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Head, ECFR Madrid
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Technology and geopolitics, EU strategic autonomy; disinformation and influence operations
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
European energy and climate policies, energy transitions, social acceptance of low-carbon technologies, energy citizenship
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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
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pan-European Fellow
Areas of expertise
Ethnic conflicts, international relations and strategic studies, post-conflict state structures, the Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa
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Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Geopolitics of technology, AI governance, digital diplomacy, EU technological competitiveness
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Office Assistant
Areas of expertise
Post-conflict state building, security and protracted conflicts in Europe's eastern neighbourhood
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Demography and population dynamics, migration in southeast Europe and the Western Balkans, Euro-Atlantic integration and Balkan politics, peacebuilding, and gender policies
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Mercator Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Nuclear disarmament, nuclear non-proliferation, European security
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Ukraine; comparative politics of democratisation in the post-Soviet states; political technology
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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
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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
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
African climate and energy policy, the Gulf states, the Middle East, fragile states