Regional and policy scholars
Political, diplomatic, security, and economic context for the countries and regions relevant to the brief.
People and expertise
A cross-disciplinary model for international questions
Research briefs bring together regional knowledge, policy practice, information assessment, and corporate strategy according to the question and operating context.
Expertise model
Match the team to the question
Geopolitical and cross-regional decisions rarely sit within one discipline. Project teams combine regional knowledge, policy experience, information assessment, and commercial context.
The structure can be adapted to policy research, scenario exercises, corporate exposure, dialogue programmes, and long-term advisory work.
Policy practitioners
Decision-process awareness and practical understanding of how public-policy options are assessed and implemented.
Media and information specialists
Source assessment, narrative analysis, and interpretation of fast-moving public and non-public information environments.
Corporate strategists
Investment, operations, transaction, government-relations, and reputation perspectives for internationally exposed enterprises.
Leadership and specialist roles
People organised around the work
Each role carries a clear analytical direction and responsibility within a cross-disciplinary project structure.
Director, Strategic Research
Elena Marlowe
Major-power diplomacy and global governance
Leads research framing, scenario design, and the integration of regional evidence into decision-focused briefs.
- Strategic foresight
- European affairs
- Global governance
Senior Fellow, Geopolitical Security
Samir Haddad
Middle East security and crisis assessment
Develops geopolitical risk assessments, crisis scenarios, and policy options for institutions operating across sensitive environments.
- Middle East affairs
- Security policy
- Crisis simulation
Director, Cross-regional Cooperation
Mei Chen
Europe–Asia cooperation and economic connectivity
Shapes cross-regional programmes and research on trade corridors, infrastructure, and institutional cooperation.
- Economic corridors
- Infrastructure policy
- Stakeholder mapping
Senior Adviser, Corporate Strategy
Adrian Keller
Geopolitical exposure and corporate decision support
Connects political analysis with investment, transaction, government-relations, and reputation decisions.
- Energy strategy
- M&A risk
- Crisis communications