Niklas explores the role of gender in conflict and post-war development. (he/they)
Thorsten’s interests include the UN, security, data and technology politics, and the making of global (dis)order.
Sarah focuses on strategic foresight, peace and security policy. (she/her)
Gelila’s research interests include the political economy of conflict, security governance and bottom-up peacebuilding. (she/her)
Paul focuses on forecasting potential threats to democracy and security.
Julia focuses on security dynamics in Russia and Ukraine as well as EU foreign policy. (she/her)
Alex focuses on humanitarian policy, monitoring and evaluation, and organizational impact and development.
Zsófia focuses on peace, security and strategic foresight.
Andreas focuses on the politics of and conflicts in the post-Soviet space.
Jakob focuses on the intersection of economic and security policy. (he/him)
Wade focuses primarily on technology topics. He also manages GPPi’s finances and operations. (he/him)
Zoë Johnson manages GPPi’s communications publications and outreach activities. (she/her)
Oliver contributes to the institute’s publications and outreach and dissemination activities. (he/him)
Florian focuses on economic security, climate and tech policy, and EU-China relations. (he/him)
Karla supports research and project work on humanitarian action as well as efforts to advance strategic communication in this area.
Polina supports our work on peace and security, with a focus on Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Julian explores international law and policy on refugees, human rights, and humanitarian aid.
Melissa focuses on stabilization, mass protest movements and crisis prevention. (she/her)
Aditi’s research focuses on diversity and inclusion in foreign policy.
Amanda manages the ENSURED research project on global governance. (she/her)
Wolfgang’s expertise includes global governance, economic institutions, and public-private partnerships.
Philipp leads the institute’s work on peace and security in a changing global order.
Caroline is supporting our Powering Wealth Project, focusing mainly on family capitalism and political economy. (all pronouns)
Joel’s expertise includes facilitating international dialogues and the role of rising powers in global governance.
Tobias’s expertise includes insurgency and counterinsurgency in the contemporary Middle East.
Julia conducts research and leads GPPi’s evaluation practice on humanitarian and development issues.
Sofie researches intergenerational cycles of war and long-term strategies for foreign and security policy. (she/her)
Kristina’s areas of expertise include public-private partnerships and European law.
Gunther oversees the technical development and administration of GPPi’s websites, systems, and networks.
Abi focuses on stabilization, security force assistance, and UK foreign and defense policy. (she/her)
Watson promotes interspecies dialogue at GPPi headquarters.
Rooney assists Watson in engendering human-dog relations at HQ.
