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Senior Policy Analyst at the EPC

Amanda Paul is a geopolitical and foreign policy analyst and journalist. Her main areas of expertise include the foreign and domestic policy of Turkey and Ukraine, Russian foreign policy, the South Caucasus, Eastern Partnership and European Neighbourhood Policy, and conflict resolution (Cyprus and the former Soviet space).

Presently employed as a Senior Policy Analyst at the EPC, she is responsible for managing EPC projects related to Turkey, the EUs Eastern Neighbourhood and the Eurasia/Caspian region. She is also Associate Senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for Policy Studies in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Amanda is an experienced journalist and has a twice weekly column for the Turkish daily “Today’s Zaman” – Turkey’s leading English language newspaper. She has vast broadcast experience as well as being a regular contributor to the mass media, academic journals and other publications.

Prior to working at the EPC, Amanda worked at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and Türk Henkel in Istanbul, Turkey.