Alejandro Baer
Associate Professor, University of Bayreuth

Dr. Alejandro Baer is Associate Professor at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, where he teaches in the Department of Sociology, Culture and Religion. He is an expert on the Holocaust, modern-day anti-Semitism in Spain and Europe, and global attitudes towards Israel.
Associate Professor, University of Bayreuth
Area of Expertise: Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Israel
Languages: English, German, Spanish
Field of Work: Academia
City: Bayreuth
Country: Germany
Continent: Europe
Augusto Soto

Augusto Soto is Asia Pacific and Eurasia analyst specializing in China.H e is the author of dozens of articles and analyses on China, the Asia Pacific and Eurasia regions in specialized magazines and books published in Spain, Latin America, China, Kazakhstan and the US. As a consultant based in Barcelona, Mr. Soto’s work has focused on Chinese contemporary politics, international relations, including intercultural issues and conflict prevention.
Area of Expertise: Law and Human Rights, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe
Geographical Expertise - Country: China
Languages: Chinese, English, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish
Field of Work: Think tank/Research center
City: Barcelona
Country: Spain
Continent: Europe
Bernard Haykel
Director, Institute for Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, Princeton University

Professor Bernard Haykel is a professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, specializing in the study of the politics and history of the Middle East, particularly Islamic political movements and law.
Director, Institute for Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, Princeton University
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Religion, Terrorism, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: Arabic, English, Farsi, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Urdu
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: Princeton
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Bernhard Platzdasch

Bernhard Platzdasch is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in Singapore.
Area of Expertise: Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia
Geographical Expertise - Country: Indonesia
Languages: English, German, Indonesian
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist
City: Singapore
Country: Singapore
Continent: Asia
Bruno Schiemsky
Former coordinator, UN Monitoring Group on Somalia

Mr. Bruno Schiemsky is former coordinator of the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia, and a security consultant in Nairobi, Kenya.
Former coordinator, UN Monitoring Group on Somalia
Area of Expertise: Development, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Somalia
Languages: English, Flemish, French, German
Field of Work: United Nations
City: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Continent: Africa
Cindy Horst
Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo

Dr. Cindy Horst, Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), is an anthropologist with a specialization in Forced Migration Studies. Her main work has focused on livelihoods in refugee camps, in particular exploring transnational dimensions such as remittance sending patterns and migration dreams amongst Somalis.
Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo
Area of Expertise: Law and Human Rights, Migration and Integration, Minority Rights, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Somalia
Languages: Dutch, English, German
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Think tank/Research center
City: Oslo
Country: Norway
Continent: Europe
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