The International Scholar Staff
The International Scholar’s Staff is an entirely volunteer, remote, international team of incredible next-generation thinkers, editors, writers, and analysts working to promote and produce Fresh Perspectives, Critical Analyses, and Innovative Solutions on issues big and small around the globe.
Oluwakemi (Kemi) Alawode
Director
Middle East & North Africa Programme
Languages: English (native); French (fluent); German, Japanese
Geographic Focus: Middle East & North Africa
Functional Focus: International Relations, Conflict Resolution, Human Rights
Country of Origin: United States of America
Country of Residence: England, United Kingdom
Inseya Ali
Research Assistant
South Asia Programme
Languages: Urdu (native); English (fluent)
Geographic Focus: South Asia
Functional Focus: International Political Economy, International Development, International Relations
Country of Origin: Pakistan
Country of Residence: Pakistan
Melissa Ballard
Research Associate
U.S. Foreign Policy Programme
Languages: English (native); German (fluent); Arabic, Russian
Geographic Focus: United States, Europe, Russia, Middle East
Functional Focus: Foreign Policy, International Relations, International Political Economy, National Security, Conflict Resolution
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Residence: Germany
Alice Barillet
Research Assistant
Political Violence & Conflict Resolution Programme
Languages: French (native); English, Spanish (fluent); Arabic
Geographic Focus: Middle East & North Africa
Functional Focus: Political Extremism, Conflict Resolution, Anthropology, Sociology (Gender), International Development
Country of Origin: France
Country of Residence: France
Torge Bartscht
Subject-Matter Editor
Editorial Division
Languages: German (native); English (fluent); Dutch, Spanish
Geographic Focus: Western & Central Europe
Functional Focus: International Relations, Political Science, European Union, Foreign Policy
Country of Origin: Germany
Country of Residence: The Netherlands
Julia Barandun
Research Assistant
Political Violence & Conflict Resolution Programme
Languages: German, Polish (native); English, French (fluent); Russian
Geographic Focus: Eastern Europe, Russia
Functional Focus: Political Violence, Conflict Resolution, International Politics, International Security
Country of Origin: Switzerland
Country of Residence: Switzerland
Chloé Bernadaux
Staff Writer
Languages: French (native); English, German (fluent); Arabic
Geographic Focus: Middle East, Europe
Functional Focus: International Security, Disarmament, Global Economy, Anthropology, Political Science
Country of Origin: France
Country of Residence: France
Davide Broll
Programme Assistant
Middle East & North Africa Programme
Languages: Italian (native); English, Spanish (fluent)
Geographic Focus: Europe, Middle East
Functional Focus: International Security, International Politics, European Foreign Policy
Country of Origin: Italy
Country of Residence: Denmark
Alba Bonilla-Carabaño
Staff Writer
Languages: Spanish (native); English, German (fluent); Portuguese
Geographic Focus: Europe, Spain
Functional Focus: International Security, Cybersecurity
Country of Origin: Spain
Country of Residence: Belgium
Desara Cera
Research Assistant
Political Violence & Conflict Resolution Programme
Languages: Greek, Albanian (native); English (fluent); Dutch, Italian
Geographic Focus: Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe
Functional Focus: Security, Cybersecurity, Political Extremism, Conflict Resolution, European Union, International Law, Human Rights
Country of Origin: Albania
Country of Residence: Netherlands
Dr. Shubhra Chaturvedi
Research Editor
Editorial Division
Languages: Hindi (native); Hindi (fluent)
Geographic Focus: South Asia
Functional Focus: Nuclear Non-Proliferation & Disarmament, Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding, International Security
Country of Origin: India
Country of Residence: England, United Kingdom
Anna J. Davidson
Editor
Editorial Division
Languages: English (native); Russian (fluent); Spanish
Geographic Focus: Russia, Central Asia, Eastern Europe
Functional Focus: National Security, International Security, NATO, Transatlantic Relations, Russian Politics
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Residence: United Kingdom (England)
Raj Dhage
Staff Writer
Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi (native); Spanish, Urdu (fluent)
Geographic Focus: Central Asia, South Asia
Functional Focus: Foreign Policy, Defense, International Relations
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Residence: United States
Chiara Didonè
Staff Writer
Languages: Italian (native); English (fluent); French
Geographic Focus: Subsaharan Africa
Functional Focus: International Law, Human Rights, International Development, Sustainability
Country of Origin: Italy
Country of Residence: Uganda
Mark Dovich
Editor
Editorial Division
Languages: English (native); Russian (fluent); Armenian, Ukrainian
Geographic Focus: Caucasus, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Russia
Functional Focus: Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Relations, Political Science
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Residence: United States
Lucrezia Ducci
Programme Assistant
Political Violence & Conflict Resolution Programme
Languages: Italian (native); English (fluent); Spanish, French, Arabic, Swahili
Geographic Focus: Middle East, North Africa, Europe
Functional Focus: International Relations, International Law, International Economics, International Security, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Country of Origin: Italy
Country of Residence: Denmark
Ildem Esin
Research Associate
Research Division
Languages: German, Turkish (native); English (fluent); French
Geographic Focus: East Asia, Europe, Turkey, Middle East
Functional Focus: International Relations, Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping, Governance, Economics
Country of Origin: Germany
Country of Residence: United States
George Fetoullahian
Programme Associate
Political Violence & Conflict Resolution Programme
Languages: Armenian (native); Arabic, English, French (fluent); Turkish
Geographic Focus: Eastern Europe, Caucusus, Middle East
Functional Focus: Political Violence, Conflict Resolution, Governance, Foreign Policy
Country of Origin: Armenia
Country of Residence: Armenia
Dane Fetterer
Research Associate
Research Division
Languages: English (native); French (fluent); Danish
Geographic Focus: Subsaharan Africa, Western Europe
Functional Focus: International Development, Global Economy, Foreign Policy, Political Science
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Residence: Denmark
Giulia Frigo
Staff Writer
Languages: Italian (native); English (fluent); French, Indonesian, Japanese
Geographic Focus: Southeast Asia
Functional Focus: Anthropology, Sociology, Sustainability, Public Policy, International Relations
Country of Origin: Italy
Country of Residence: The Netherlands
Gabriella Gricius
Director
Research Division
Languages: English (native); German (fluent); Dutch, Russian
Geographic Focus: Eastern Europe, Russia
Functional Focus: International Security, Foreign Policy, Great Power Politics, Political Violence
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Residence: The Netherlands
Arnaud Guyon
Research Assistant
Political Violence & Conflict Resolution Programme
Languages: French (native); English (fluent); Italian
Geographic Focus: Middle East, Africa, South Asia
Functional Focus: Political Violence, Conflict Resolution, Governance, Anthropology
Country of Origin: France
Country of Residence: France
Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom
Staff Writer
Languages: English, Swedish (native); French, Tigrinya (fluent); Danish, Norwegian
Geographic Focus: Europe, United States, Middle East
Functional Focus: International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Policy, Defense, International Security
Country of Origin: Sweden
Country of Residence: Sweden; United Kingdom
Arkoprabho Hazra
Research Assistant
Middle East & North Africa Programme
Languages: Hindi (native); English (fluent); Bengali, German
Geographic Focus: Middle East, North Africa, South Asia
Functional Focus: Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, International Relations, International Development
Country of Origin: India
Country of Residence: India
Thu Htet
Staff Writer
Languages: Myanmar (native); English (fluent)
Geographic Focus: Southeast Asia, South Asia
Functional Focus: International Relations, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, International Political Economy, International Politics
Country of Origin: Myanmar
Country of Residence: Myanmar
Darius Latham-Köenig
Staff Writer
Languages: English, Persian (native); French (fluent)
Geographic Focus: Wider Europe, Middle East
Functional Focus: International Relations, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, International Political Economy, International Politics
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
José Jiménez Puerta
Staff Writer
Languages: Spanish (native); English, French (fluent)
Geographic Focus: Subsaharan Africa, North Africa, Middle East
Functional Focus: International Development, Governance, International Political Economy, International Security, International Relations
Country of Origin: Spain
Country of Residence: Côte d'Ivoire
Hwang Juneseo
Programme Associate
Political Violence & Conflict Resolution Programme
Languages: Korean (native); English (fluent); German, Japanese
Geographic Focus: East Asia, Europe, Africa
Functional Focus: Political Violence, Conflict Resolution, Governance, Anthropology
Country of Origin: South Korea
Country of Residence: South Korea
Pranav Jain
Staff Writer
Languages: English, Hindi (native); French (fluent); Arabic, Spanish
Geographic Focus: South Asia, Middle East
Functional Focus: International Security, Political Economy, Foreign Policy, International Relations
Country of Origin: India
Country of Residence: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Yatharth Kachiar
Subject-Matter Editor
Editorial Division
Languages: Hindi (native); English (fluent)
Geographic Focus: South Asia, Middle East
Functional Focus: International Relations, Foreign Policy, International Politics, Conflict Resolution
Country of Origin: India
Country of Residence: India
Liam Kraft
Director
U.S. Foreign Policy Programme
Languages: English (native); Spanish
Geographic Focus: United States, China, and South Asia
Functional Focus: Foreign Policy, International Relations, Global Economy, Great Power Politics, Political Science
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Residence: United States
Greta Lai
Subject-Matter Editor
Editorial Division
Languages: Cantonese (native); English, Mandarin (fluent);
Geographic Focus: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia
Functional Focus: International Relations, Foreign Policy, Sociology, Anthropology, International Politics
Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong
Country of Residence: United States
Lukas Lehmann
Editorial Assistant
Editorial Division
Languages: English (native); German (fluent); Spanish
Geographic Focus: United States, Western & Central Europe
Functional Focus: U.S. Foreign Policy, Great Power Competition, Energy
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Residence: United States
Emma Lipasti
Staff Writer
Languages: Finnish (native); English (fluent); Arabic, Estonian, French, Swedish
Geographic Focus: Europe, Africa
Functional Focus: Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding, Human Rights, Sociology (Gender), International Relations
Country of Origin: Finland
Country of Residence: Finland
Amanda Löwenberg
Programme Associate
Middle East & North Africa Programme
Languages: Swedish (native); English, Arabic, German (fluent); Dutch
Geographic Focus: Middle East, North Africa
Functional Focus: Conflict, Human Rights, Anthropology, Sociology, Human Geography
Country of Origin: Sweden
Country of Residence: Lebanon
Jackson Malmgren
Staff Writer
Languages: English (native); Spanish (fluent)
Geographic Focus: Latin America, United States
Functional Focus: U.S. Foreign Policy, Global Economy, International Development, International Politics, Political Violence, Terrorism
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Residence: United States
Nick Mortensen
Research Assistant
Research Division
Languages: English (native); Spanish
Geographic Focus: United States, Europe
Functional Focus: International Security, International Relations, Political Science
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Residence: United States
Fraz Naqvi
Research Assistant
Middle East & North Africa Programme
Languages: Urdu (native); English (fluent); Arabic
Geographic Focus: Middle East, South Asia
Functional Focus: Geopolitics, International Relations, Foreign Policy, Security, Defense, Nuclear Security, Conflict, Political Science
Country of Origin: Pakistan
Country of Residence: Pakistan
Aanchal Pannu
Newsletter Writer & Editorial Assistant
Editorial Division
Languages: Hindi, Punjabi (native); English (fluent); French
Geographic Focus: South Asia
Functional Focus: Political Science, Anthropology, Defense, Security
Country of Origin: India
Country of Residence: India
Anita Pavic
Research Assistant
Political Violence & Conflict Resolution Programme
Languages: Croatian (native); English, French, Russian, Spanish (fluent)
Geographic Focus: Eastern Europe, Subsaharan Africa
Functional Focus: Political Violence, Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping, International Development, Sociology, Anthropology
Country of Origin: Croatia
Country of Residence: Croatia
Ayu Anastasya Rachman
Staff Writer
Languages: Indonesian (native); English (fluent);
Geographic Focus: Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific
Functional Focus: International Relations, International Political Economy, Foreign Policy, International Development
Country of Origin: Indonesia
Country of Residence: Indonesia
Diana Roy
Editor & Executive Assistant
Editorial Division
Languages: English (native); Spanish
Geographic Focus: United States, Latin America, Western & Central Europe
Functional Focus: Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Conflict Resolution, International Security, Political Corruption
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Residence: United States
Maham Sajid
Programme Assistant
South Asia Programme
Languages: Urdu (native); English (fluent); Persian, Punjabi
Geographic Focus: South Asia
Functional Focus: Political Science, Economics, Public Policy, Sociology (Gender)
Country of Origin: Pakistan
Country of Residence: Pakistan
Daniel Odin Shaw
Director
Political Violence & Conflict Resolution Programme
Languages: English (native)
Geographic Focus: Europe, Latin America
Functional Focus: Political Extremism, Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping, Anthropology, Sociology (Gender)
Country of Origin: Scotland, United Kingdom
Country of Residence: Scotland, United Kingdom
Hafsa Shah
Research Associate
Research Division
Languages: Urdu (native); English (fluent)
Geographic Focus: Southeast Asia, Europe, United States
Functional Focus: Anthropology (Media), Sociology (Gender), International Relations
Country of Origin: Pakistan
Country of Residence: Pakistan
Varshini Sridhar
Staff Writer
Languages: English (native); Mandarin, Tamil
Geographic Focus: South Asia, Southeast Asia
Functional Focus: International Political Economy, Political Science, Public Policy, Sustainability
Country of Origin: India
Country of Residence: India
Dhoore Vaquero-Sánchez
Staff Writer
Languages: Spanish (native); English, French (fluent)
Geographic Focus: Subsaharan Africa, Europe
Functional Focus: International Relations, International Development, Foreign Policy
Country of Origin: Spain
Country of Residence: Spain
Linda Tothova
Director, Wider Europe Programme
(Eastern Europe, Turkey & the Caucasus)
Languages: Slovakian (native); English, (fluent); German, Russian, Spanish
Geographic Focus: Europe: Balkans, Eastern Europe, Russia, Turkey
Functional Focus: European Union, Governance, Democracy, Populism, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science
Country of Origin: Slovakia
Country of Residence: Slovakia
Cameron Vaské
Founder, Executive Director, & Editor-in-Chief
Languages: English (native); Spanish (fluent); French, German, Mandarin, Turkish
Geographic Focus: United States, Western & Central Europe, China
Functional Focus: Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science, European Union, Great Power Politics
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Residence: United States
Katerina Zejdlová
Research Assistant
Research Division
Languages: Czech (native); English (fluent), Spanish (fluent); Dutch, French, Portuguese, Slovak
Geographic Focus: Latin America, Europe
Functional Focus: International Relations, Conflict, Defense, International Security
Country of Origin: Czech Republic
Country of Residence: The Netherlands
Pacifique Zikomangane
Programme Associate
Political Violence & Conflict Resolution Programme
Languages: Kiswahili (native); English, French (fluent); Italian
Geographic Focus: Subsaharan Africa
Functional Focus: Political Violence, Conflict Resolution, Governance, Anthropology, Sociology
Country of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Country of Residence: Democratic Republic of the Congo