Experts & Staff – ECFR Berlin
Campaigns Officer
Areas of expertise
Conflict studies, migration, human rights (in particular gender and children’s rights)
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Africa geopolitics and international relations, the Sahel, Horn of Africa, humanitarianism, conflict reporting, emerging third powers, and Russia in Africa.
Communications Officer
Areas of expertise
Human rights, migration, war crimes, international humanitarian law
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Geoeconomics, economic statecraft, global economy
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Eastern Europe; Russia; armed conflict and military affairs; defence policy; missile defence; missile proliferation
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships
Areas of expertise
Transatlantic Relations, Russia
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
Defence and security policy; military operations; nuclear strategy and arms control
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
Programme Coordinator, European Power programme
Areas of expertise
Geo-economics, sanctions policy, German and European foreign and security policy
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
Head, ECFR Berlin
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
German and European foreign, security and defence policy; Germany's role in Europe; transatlantic relations
Deputy Director, Asia programme
Areas of expertise
EU-India relations; India-China relations; European Indo-Pacific policy
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Nationalism, illiberal democracies & state capture, post-conflict state building & institutional reforms, CFSP, Western Balkans, transatlantic relations
