Geopolitics Voices on LinkedIn

In the article “Getting into the Geopolitics Industry” I mentioned how valuable a resource LinkedIn can be for collecting information related geopolitics (and many other intelligence fields), as well as networking with people that have an expansive knowledge in some of the various niches it comprises of.

To that end, I have begun compiling a list of some of the people on the platform who regularly post insightful geopolitics content to help you build out your source list and make valuable connections in the industry.

If you would like me to add you to this list, please fill out this form. Thanks!

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Dr William Arthur has over ten years of professional experience in geopolitical and macroeconomic consulting. His specialisms include the Asia-Pacific, North America and international coverage, across various themes and sectors. He posts on these issues and the practice of political risk itself.

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David Benyon is founder and editor of The Political Risk Podcast, a geopolitics podcast for the specialty insurance market. He is a freelance journalist who primarily writes about risk for re/insurance markets. His podcast links this experience with passions for history and foreign affairs. David is also a maritime reservist and a War Studies graduate of King’s College London.

Alexander Borum regularly posts a list of hundreds of internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level/early-career positions across the many subsets of international relations in his #IRCareerStarters newsletter.

Damien Bruckard is a former Australian diplomat and was the Head of Global Engagement at the International Chamber of Commerce before he started the Geopolitical Dispatch geopolitics newsletter. Damien regularly posts insights from Geopolitical Dispatch which explain geopolitical developments and how they impact businesses.

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Katie Curtis is the Head of Strategy for recruitment company Octavius Finance and often advertises for roles in the geopolitics industry.

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Oishe De is an Executive Producer at WION (India’s first global news channel), and regularly shares well-researched and balanced pieces from the channel’s flagship show “Gravitas”.

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Manish Gohil is a generalist in geopolitical and strategic cyber risk intelligence. He has in the past few years helped organisations proactively assess their exposure to cyber threats stemming out of strategic and geopolitical events, and previously led coverage on the South Asia region. He commonly posts about topics such as strategic risk issues in South Asia, the importance of geopolitical intelligence for cyber threat teams and reflection pieces on progressing in the corporate intelligence industry.

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Frank Harrison posts content focusing on travel risk and has had articles published in multiple media outlets on the subject. He is currently the Regional Security Director Americas at World Travel Protection and has experience in global risk management, public safety, security, and emergency operations. His background includes roles in the Canadian Armed Forces, the US government, and UN - most notably serving as head of security operations for the US embassy complex in Iraq.

Jay Heisler posts to LinkedIn with journalism interview opportunities for his journalism publications and opportunities to be featured as an expert interview in his policy reports, plus opportunities shared with him by his network such as their publications, events or job openings. He also shares his eclectic publications, which include Op-Eds and journalism pieces on anti-disinformation, Canadian defence, immigration, the arts and contentious issues in law enforcement reform.

Sam Hogg is the founder of research consultancy Beijing to Britain, which maps UK-China relations. He analyses and aggregates relevant news, sifts through parliamentary output, and presents it in a sharp briefing note which is read by politicians, financial experts, and media.

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Philip Ingram MBE spent 26 Years in the British Army with most of it in intelligence and high level planning. He is now a journalist and geopolitical commentator and regularly features in the papers, on radio and with Talk TV, Sky News, Sky News Arabia and many other TV channels across the world as well as undertaking keynote speaking at a variety of different events.

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Samuel Jardine is a geopolitical risk consultant specialising in “frontier geopolitics” - specifically he analyses strategic competition, defence policy, climate conflict, and governance in space, the Arctic, Antarctic, and seabed. Sam is the current Head of Research at London Politica, a Senior Advisor at Luminint, a Research Consultant with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)- where he is also a Military Sciences Rising Star Thought Leadership programme mentee, a Research Associate of the Climate Change and (In)Security Project (CCIP) jointly run by Oxford University and the British Army’s Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR) and a 2023 Research Fellow and Affiliate at the Open Lunar Foundation. "

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Martin Kelly is the head of advisory at EOS Risk Group and regularly posts content related to maritime security.

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Cathrine Lagerberg has experience in the military and the oil and gas sector, as well as seven years’ experience conducting risk analysis on critical infrastructure, trade, sanctions, acquisitions, and exports. She shares proactive and holistic risk and threat assessments as well as providing analysis on how organisations and governments must navigate and balance business strategies related to export controls, sanctions, critical infrastructure, and dual-use technology against profit, trade policy, an geopolitics. She is a member of both Stratagem and Utsyn.

Dominic Lawson has several years of experience within the risk management and geopolitical consulting space. He has written about British foreign policy and European security more generally, as well as the effect of a multipolar world on supply chains and domestic resilience.

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Dr. Pippa Malmgren has over 30 years experience as a keynote speaker, economist, and author, and helps people understand the complexities of the world economy by linking markets, geopolitics, tech, and economics as a story rather than just relying on charts and numbers.

Florence Maher is an international affairs professional and former US diplomat. She regularly posts advice which is really helpful for those looking to advance their career in international relations.

Semaj McDowell has been published via the Geopolitical Monitor on topics including North Korean nuclear diplomacy, Nigerian energy insecurity, Sub-Sahara terrorism, Chinese operations and debt diplomacy in Africa, and the limits of military intelligence in Sub-Sahara Africa. He actively monitors telegram channels to acquire news and geopolitical crisis insights for the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia, and currently runs an Instagram geopolitical news page called Aethon News.

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Nicolas Naing is one of the founders of The Geopolitical Correspondent, which specialises in offering detailed analyses of geopolitical developments with a focus on the ASEAN region, US-China relations, U.S. foreign policy, and global geopolitical dynamics. While TGC is in its early stages, it is dedicated to providing valuable insights and perspectives in the complex world of geopolitics.

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Chris Oates was North America and Australia analyst at Oxford Analytica before starting his own consultancy Two Lanterns Advisory and teaching political risk at Boston University's Pardee School of Global Studies. He writes about alternative methodology and US policy at twolanterns.substack.com.

Fidel Amakye Owusu is an international relations and security analyst from Ghana and the CEO of DefSEC Analytics Africa. He has an in depth knowledge of a range of global issues pertaining to international and regional security, terrorism, and comparative politics. Fidel regularly posts high-quality content related to security in Africa.

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Aaron Pulcifer was in the US Air Force for 21 years, engaging in international diplomacy via kinetic and non-kinetic means. He writes about Arab-Israeli conflict, the Middle East, C4ISR, and Counterterrorism.

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Mark Reedy is a former US State Department Foreign Service Officer and UN employee with three decades of China experience and PhD work focused on International Relations and Comparative Politics. He also has ten years of geopolitical advisory work with Georgetown Capital Research. He regularly posts about China, politics, and macroeconomics, and touches on other major hotspots when relevant.

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Gavin Sakaya is a recruitment consultant for enteles Search who specialises in intelligence and investigations roles, including those in the geopolitics industry.

Hazem Salem Al Dmour is the General Manager at STRATEGIECS Think Tank, a research institute in Amman, Jordan, that conducts international relations and strategic studies research to help decision-makers in the Middle East. He posts about greyzone warfare, geopolitics, counterterrorism, and international relations.

Dr. Joanna Siekiera is an international lawyer, legal advisor, and Doctor of Public Policy from Poland. A Subject Matter Expert for various military institutions, primarily the NATO Centers of Excellence. Her areas of expertise are the law of armed conflict (lawfare, legal culture in armed conflict, NATO legal framework) and the Indo-Pacific region, Pacific law, and maritime security. She is the author of over 100 scientific publications in several languages, 40 legal opinions for the Polish Ministry of Justice, the book “Regional Policy in the South Pacific”, the editor of 7 monographs on international law, international relations, and security.

Scott R. Siler is a social and data scientist with over 15 years experience of helping senior executives respond to emerging political, economic, and technological trends. Scott regularly posts details of interesting and vaired geopolitics roles on LinkedIn.

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Babak Tavassolie has been a political and credit risk analyst for almost 15 years, and is currently the head analyst at SCOR’s Political and Credit Risk team. He posts about the Middle East, China/Taiwan, US and EU foreign policy, Sub-Saharan Africa, and macro-credit trends.

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Alex Vile is a research analyst for Eurasia Strategy Insights, focusing on the MENA region. He posts reports produced for Eurasia as well as his regular newsletter “Conflict Watch”, which provides an insight into the ongoing conflicts around the globe and their second and third-order effects.

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Sean West was the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Eurasia Group, and was the Chief Executive Officer for egX, Eurasia’s platform for next generation geopolitical applications. He posts about the geopolitics industry, and writes Geolegal - the only geopolitics-for-lawyers newsletter.

Treston Wheat is a corporate security generalist with a deep understanding of history, law, philosophy, economics, cybersecurity, and international relations. He uses this knowledge to conduct geopolitics, strategic intelligence, and red team analysis. He also publishes a regular geopolitics newsletter called Geopolitics and Gin.

Brian Winter is the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly and a seasoned analyst of Latin American politics, with more than 20 years following the region’s ups and downs. Brian speaks frequently about Latin America’s past, present and future to investors and general-interest audiences.

Andy Wong is a business and political intelligence analyst with a background in International Security, History and Politics. He is primarily a Journalist/Analyst specialising in general defence topics, naval strategy, maritime security, geopolitics, and current affairs issues.

Ollie Wright (aka me) is a former Royal Marines and UK Cabinet Office intelligence analyst and the producer of the OSINTSUM geopolitics summary. I regularly post global geopolitics updates, intelligence articles, and am more than happy to connect and with and help out anyone interested in getting into the industry.

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Dr M. Zahid posts about the Middle East, covering non-state actors, inter-state relations, regional and global competition, Iranian affairs, and Iran-Gulf relations. In addition, he is also beginning to look into the Indo-Pacific region in the context of US-Sino rivalry.

If there is anyone you would recommend adding to this list, please input their LinkedIn URL into the comments section below.