Encyclopedia Geopolitica is a collaborative effort to bring you thoughtful analytical briefings on world affairs. Contributors include Military officers, Geopolitical Intelligence analysts, Corporate Security professionals, Government officials, Academics and Journalists from around the globe. Topics cover diplomatic and foreign affairs, military developments, international relations, terrorism, armed conflict, espionage and the broader elements of statecraft. If you would like to work with us, please feel free to get in touch.
Please note that due to the sensitive nature of their work, some of our analysts operate under a nom de plume.
Dr Lewis Sage-Passant
Lewis Sage-Passant is a researcher in the field of intelligence and espionage, and a former British Military Intelligence Officer. Lewis holds a PhD from Loughborough University in intelligence studies, and is an adjunct professor teaching intelligence at Sciences Po Paris. He has extensive experience working and living in the Middle East and Asia Pacific regions in a variety of geopolitical analysis and intelligence roles, supporting the energy industry, the financial sector, leading technology firms, and the pharmaceuticals sector. He has appeared in numerous media outlets, including the BBC, France24, CNBC, Harvard Business Review, The New Arab, El Mundo, GQ, and others, discussing intelligence, geopolitics, and security topics.
Simon Schofield
Simon Schofield is a Deputy Director of the Human Security Centre, where he researches a broad range of security issues from terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and human rights issues. He has served as a geopolitical consultant for numerous news outlets including the BBC, RTE, and the International Business Times.
Aleksandra Szylkiewicz
Aleksandra Szylkiewicz is a multilingual security and intelligence professional based in France, currently serving as Geopolitical Intelligence & Travel Security Manager at an international luxury fashion conglomerate. She is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris, where she completed a degree in International Relations/International Security, and has experience providing threat monitoring and geopolitical analysis to public and private entities across various sectors and regions, producing actionable intelligence and decision-making support. She has lived in Mexico and in various countries across Europe.
Alexander Smith
Alex is the senior analyst for East Asia at a UK-based intelligence firm. He is a graduate of King’s College London Department of War Studies and has worked in Hong Kong in corporate security for the banking sector. An avid China-watcher, Alex specialises in monitoring and understanding developments in the various branches of the PLA.
Ananay Agarwal
Ananay Agarwal is a graduate of Delhi University and is currently a master’s student of Economics at the Institut d’études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), and focuses on India and the wider South Asia region in both modern and historical geopolitics. He has gained first-hand experience in India’s burgeoning public-policy sector, having worked with several Members of Parliament
Anthony Clay
Anthony Clay is a former Surface Warfare Officer of the United States Navy who has served in every operational fleet, and most geographic Combatant Commands. He has an International Relations Degree from Tulane University and a Operations Research Masters Degree from the Naval Postgraduate School. Anthony finished his military career assigned to a staff posting within a numbered fleet, and now works as a civilian for the Department of Defense.
Archie Hicox
Archie Hicox (pen name) is a serving British Army officer with an academic background in current affairs and international relations. He has deployed throughout the world on multiple operations, most of which are spent in mentoring roles with local forces. He is particularly passionate about Middle Eastern geopolitical affairs.
Colin Reed
Colin Reed is a geopolitical risk adviser working in the US technology sector, specialising in strategic intelligence and global planning for businesses and executives. In his current role he works to identify, assess, and inform senior technology leaders on emerging topics of geopolitical & economic significance, and chairs an intra-business Geopolitical Strategy Council which works to align company posture to global events. He is a dual graduate of both Russian History and International Relations from North Carolina State University and a postgraduate in International Security from Georgetown University. Colin previously worked for the US government and engages regularly with industry groups and security professional associations on the intersectionality of multinational business and international affairs.
Cormac McGarry
Cormac Mc Garry is a Director at the specialist risk management consultancy Control Risks, managing maritime intelligence and security services. Cormac assists clients in the maritime sector with issues such as piracy, war, terrorism, activism and civil unrest but has also works across other sectors, from pharmaceutical to tech, on emerging and global geopolitical risk. Cormac has previously worked as an Operations Manager in East Africa in land-based close protection, crisis response and special investigations. He also worked at the National Maritime College of Ireland, managing applied research projects with the Irish Naval Service and the broader European maritime community and served in the Irish Reserve Defence Forces.
Charlie Song
Charlie Song is a former United States Army Infantry NCO and Officer turned private sector geopolitical expert. He has a Masters in International Relations, and his areas of focus include North Korea, covert activity, U.S. and global security affairs. Charlie is currently employed at a major multinational corporation providing geopolitical expertise on the Asia-Pacific region.
Eric J. Schorr
Captain Eric J. Schorr (res.) served in the Israel Defense Forces from 2014 to 2019, with his last active position as intelligence and operations officer to Major Gen. Amir Aboulafia, the head of the IDF Planning Directorate. Alongside his main responsibilities for intelligence briefings and analysis, Eric also served as a foreign affairs advisor, and as the general’s English-language communications liaison and speechwriter. Prior to his service in the IDF, Eric earned a Master’s degree in Counter Terrorism & Homeland Security from Reichman University (formerly the Interdisciplinary Center) in Herziliya, Israel and two Bachelor’s degrees, one in Middle Eastern, South Asian & African Studies and the other in Modern Jewish Studies & Hebrew, from Columbia University and The Jewish Theological Seminary respectively. Eric currently works in intelligence and security analysis in the private sector.
Eamon Driscoll
Eamon Driscoll is a graduate of the University of Illinois and postgraduate of Geopolitics, Territory and Security at King’s College, London. Eamon focuses on issues in Russia and the wider Commonwealth of Independent States, which has furnished him with extensive experience on the topic of breakaway states. His current academic focus is on the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad and how its unique position has forced the region to develop differently from other Russian territories, especially in the shadow of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
Edwin Tran
Edwin Tran is a global security intelligence analyst focused on the Levantine region. He works in private sector intelligence and is interested in political legitimacy, institutions, and civil society. He is also deeply interested in the history of the Eurasian Steppe (hosting the Nomads and Empires podcast). Edwin holds degrees in History and International Affairs, and has published work in various newspapers and academic journals, and has spent time living and researching in the Levant region.
John Fee
John Fee is a security intelligence analyst working in the technology sector, with a focus on identifying emerging security risks in Europe. Drawing from his experience as a former signaller in the British Army as well as living and working across Europe in a variety of security roles, John brings a holistic understanding of the European security landscape to his analysis. He is a graduate of Malmö University, where he completed a degree in Peace and Conflict Studies and International Relations.
Lucy Holmes
Lucy Holmes is an International Relations graduate of the University of Hull and current Master’s student in Strategic Studies at the University of St Andrews, with focus areas including European colonisation and decolonisation, Native American history, and the uses and abuses of hard power. Lucy also holds strong personal and academic interests in French history and culture, fortified by her study abroad period spent living in Bordeaux.
Manish Gohil
Manish Gohil is a geopolitical writer specialising on South Asian Security and International Water Security. Manish holds extensive field-based research on Indo-Nepalese Transboundary Water Management and is currently conducting research on the participation of diaspora groups towards homeland secessionist movements.
Christopher McNulty
Christopher McNulty is a pen name used by multiple anonymous contributors to Encyclopedia Geopolitica, including an American security analyst based in Afghanistan, a British insurgency analyst focusing on the Northern Ireland Troubles and the subsequent peace process, and an American intelligence analyst, among others.
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