ECFR's foreign policy experts

Below you will find short profiles of our foreign policy experts, including details of their specialisations. Journalists are encouraged to contact analysts directly using the following formulation: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
 

Marco de Andreis, Non-resident Senior Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise: International security and disarmament, the international political economy, European affairs.
Languages: Italian, English, French.

Julien Barnes-Dacey, Senior Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise: Syria; Iraq; Lebanon; Egypt; foreign investment and CSR in the Arab world; media development projects.
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 Foreign Policy, EU enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Turkey, The Western Balkans, Middle East.

Languages:German, English.

Susi Dennison, Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise:human rights protection, good governance and democracy promotion.

Languages: English and French

Sebastian Dullien, Senior Policy Fellow

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

Silvia Francescon, Head of Rome Office

Areas of expertise: International relations, global governance, G8 and G20, environment and development
Languages: Italian and English

François Godement, 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

Ben Judah, Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise: Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Israel, Palestine, EU relations with Russia & Caucasus.
Languages: Bilingual in English and French with Russian.

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 Koenig, 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; Common Foreign Security and Defence Policy; Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy; Inclusive security.
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, Non-resident Senior Fellow

Areas of expertise: Middle East, National Security.
Languages: English, Hebrew.

Andreas Mullerleile, News Editor

Areas of expertise: EU Politics, EU Foreign Policy; European Public Sphere.
Languages: German, English.

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.

Alice Richard, China Programme co-ordinator

Areas of Expertise: EU-China relations, China-Africa relations, good governance issues
Languages: English, French, Italian, conversational German and Spanish, basic Mandarin and Russian

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

Justin Vaïsse, Senior Policy Fellow, Brookings Institute and ECFR

Areas of expertise: American foreign policy and European affairs
Languages: English, French

Nicholas Walton, Communications Director

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, EU Foreign Security and Defence Policy, military capabilities development; defence equipment cooperation
Languages: English, French, Arabic