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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Investors underprice the physical oil market’s signals
Investors are still behaving as though the Iran war is a severe but ultimately containable commodity shock, when the physical oil market is already signaling something more dangerous: a sustained disruption that financial markets have not fully priced. While the S&P 500 has continued to set record highs on the back of AI enthusiasm and robust earnings, physical crude prices have climbed to around $130 a barrel for key grades such as Forties, Cabinda, and Troll, roughly 70% above late-February levels.
By contrast, Brent futures have been trading materially lower, recently around the low-$110s, with longer-dated contracts showing a far smaller move. That divergence matters because it suggests investors are still treating the conflict as temporary, even while the market for actual deliverable barrels is reflecting a much tighter real-world supply picture.
May 4, 2026 -
Japan turns to Vietnam to build a more resilient Indo-Pacific economy
Japan’s outreach to Vietnam is part of a broader attempt to turn economic security into a central pillar of Indo-Pacific strategy. During Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Hanoi, Japan and Vietnam agreed to deepen their 2023 Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with particular emphasis on energy, critical minerals, semiconductors, AI, and space.
Takaichi described economic security as a new priority area for bilateral cooperation, while Japan’s foreign ministry said the two sides confirmed closer cooperation on supply-chain resilience and strategic industries.
May 4, 2026 -
Australia and Japan turn energy and minerals into strategic alliance
Australia and Japan are deepening their partnership in energy and critical minerals at a moment when both countries are trying to insulate themselves from a far more unstable global supply environment. During Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Australia, the two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation on energy security, food security, and critical minerals supply chains, building on a landmark defense agreement reached last month.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the purpose was to protect both economies from future shocks and uncertainty, while Australia supplies roughly one-third of Japan’s energy and remains Japan’s largest LNG source.
May 4, 2026