Elif Dördüncü AydemirPresident
Areas of expertise
- Political Strategy
- Political Risk Assessment
- Campaign Management
- Team and Network Management in Politics
Education
- PhD, Political Science, University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Master, Political Sociology, University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Master, International Relations-Strategy, University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
- BA, Political Science and Public Administration,Marmara University
Elif Dördüncü Aydemir is an advisory board member of The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. While working and setting winning strategies for over 180 campaigns around the world, she gives importance to academic presence in political science. She loves to work with students to convey her experience and knowledge to younger generations. She continues to work as a lecturer and gives seminars in prestigious universities around the world.
After graduating from Marmara University, Political Science and Public Administration Department, she continued her studies in Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University.
Elif Dördüncü Aydemir is an active member of IAPC (International Association of Political Consultants), EAPC (European Association of Political Consultants) and ISPP (International Society of Political Psychology).
She has completed her Master Degrees in International Relations-Strategy and also in Political Sociology from Sorbonne Paris I University where she continued to her PhD studies examining the political discourse of Turkish and Greek nationalisms. She is fluent and provides consultancy in English, French, Spanish and Turkish.
Latest Analyses & Insights on Elif's expertise
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Panama Canal is becoming a global trade shock amplifier
The Panama Canal is becoming a meeting point for two pressures on global trade: the disruption of energy shipments by war and the restriction of transport capacity by water scarcity. The reported payment of more than $5 million to secure passage for an LPG carrier serving South Korea’s SK Gas shows how valuable reliable delivery has become.
Its wider significance lies in the possibility that similar pressures will spread through consumer goods supply chains as retailers complete their preparations for the holiday season. The payment needs to be understood correctly. It was an auction premium for a transit reservation, additional to the normal canal toll, and represents an exceptional transaction rather than the standard cost of crossing Panama.
September 18, 2026 -
Italy is turning Norway relationship into a strategic supply partnership
Italy’s effort to strengthen ties with Norway reflects a widening view of national security in which energy supplies, industrial materials and defence capabilities increasingly belong to the same diplomatic agenda. Giorgia Meloni’s visit to Oslo, described in the report as the first official visit by an Italian leader in almost 15 years, gives Rome an opportunity to deepen an established energy relationship while exploring cooperation in sectors exposed to geopolitical disruption.
The planned meeting with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and discussions with business representatives indicate an emphasis on translating political cooperation into investment. The reported participation of Leonardo and Fincantieri’s chief executives would broaden the visit’s industrial significance beyond oil and gas.
September 18, 2026 -
U.S.-China trade war is evolving into selective economic bargaining
The approaching Trump-Xi summit is likely to test whether the United States and China can exchange selective commercial concessions while preserving their broader strategic rivalry. Agricultural purchases offer Washington visible gains for farmers, energy trade creates opportunities to reopen disrupted business, and rare earth supplies give Beijing influence over critical American industries.
Sanctions add another negotiating instrument, linking bilateral commerce to US policy toward Iran and Russia. These issues create room for an agreement, although each operates through a different combination of political pressure and commercial incentives.
September 18, 2026