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Alexandros Petersen

Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident), Russia and Eurasia Program

Associated Research Focus:

Russia & Eurasia

Associated Programs:

Russia and Eurasia Program

Expertise:

North and South Caucasus,Black Sea Region, Caspian Region, Central Asia, Turkey, and Energy Security

Contact:

202-460-7572
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Alexandros Petersen is an adjunct fellow with the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program. He is also policy adviser with ISS Group in Brussels, associate scholar at the Center for European Policy Analysis in Washington, and vice president for global operations of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP). Previously, he served as program director of the Caspian Europe Center in Brussels, senior ACD researcher at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, founder and vice president in charge of YPFP’s London branch, and deputy director of the Henry Jackson Society. In 2006, he was a visiting scholar at the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies. He has also provided research for the U.S. National Petroleum Council’s Geopolitics and Policy Task Group and research support for the Council on Foreign Relations Task Force on Russian-American Relations.

Petersen regularly provides analysis for publications such as The Economist, Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, Washington Times, Moscow Times, Kyiv Post, Turkish Daily News, and Georgia Today, among many others. He is also a frequent contributor to journals such as Europe’s World, Insight Turkey, and the Journal of International Security Affairs. He received a B.A. in war studies with first class honors from King’s College London and an M.Sc. in international relations from the London School of Economics.

Complete list of publications.

CSIS Publications by Alexandros Petersen


Why Georgia's Election Matters 02/06/2008
Integrating Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey with the West 10/02/2007
 

 

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