Rosi Kern

Security Analysis and Consultancy concerning security and political risk developments in Asia Pacific (Southeast Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh)

PhoenixAcumen is a worldwide network of local consultants and experts providing locally sourced strategic insights & news analysis as well as consultancy services.

Carrying out geopolitical risk and consultancy projects for a variety of clients.

• Producing and delivering accurate analysis briefings, country risk assessments and business intelligence to public and private sector clients, issue analysis and media monitoring • Identifying and analyzing information on geopolitical events in the Middle East, which might pose financial and/or repetitional or otherwise risks for clients and stakeholders • Expansion of the company’s networks of contacts and undertaking frequent business trips to the GCC, Iraq, Iran, Egypt and Turkey

Researcher for a two year research project about the nature, evolution, ideology, goal setting and aspirations of Islamic terrorist/jihadist groups as well as fundamental aspects of radicalization among Muslims

As a journalist for Insight on Conflicts I was responsible for the monitoring of political events (external and Internal) in Lebanon and assessing their risks. Furthermore, the monitoring and evaluation of the programs and initivatives carried out by local NGOs in the field of conflict resolution and peace building

Research and Analysis of political, economic and religious events/conditions in the Middle East and North Africa. Assistance with processing asylum seeker cases in Northern Cyprus. Visits and check ups on refugee detention facilities.

Conflict and negotiation trainings. Organizing of workshops and other events. Research and Analysis on the Cypriot conflict

Managing public relations; research; organizing events and fundraisers

Conduct of a research project on the approaches and perceptions of the 3 main political parties on the Turkish and Greek side about the conflict history, peace negotiations as well as the prospects of reconciliation and reunification *Establishment of a network with high ranking politicians, academia, relevant UN-staff, members of the negotiation teams and church officials; conduct of interviews

Assistance with administrative tasks. Developing projects and implementing those.

War and Insurgencies in the Middle East, International Security, International Relations, International Law, Dirty and Forgotten Wars, Geneva Convention

Turkish Politics and Foreign Policy, Models United Nations, Politics of Central Asia, International Law 1 and 2, Politics of the Middle East

Political Theory, Political Systems, International Relations, International Security, European and International Law, Middle East and North Africa, Semitic Studies, U.S. Foreign Policy, Politics of Southeast Asia