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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China offers African nations duty-free trade in strategic push
In a bold move to deepen economic and diplomatic influence across Africa, China has pledged to eliminate tariffs on virtually all imports from African nations that maintain formal ties with Beijing. The new initiative, unveiled in a letter from President Xi Jinping to African foreign ministers, offers “zero-tariff treatment for 100% of tariff lines” to 53 African countries. The lone exception is Eswatini, the only country on the continent that continues to recognize Taiwan, which China regards as a breakaway province.
This sweeping trade offer represents a significant escalation of China’s commercial diplomacy on the continent and coincides with growing global trade tensions, particularly those emanating from Washington. As the U.S., under President Donald Trump, ramps up protectionist policies and reshapes traditional trade frameworks, Beijing is seizing the opportunity to project itself as a reliable economic partner for emerging markets.
June 13, 2025 -
EU trade surplus with U.S. grows despite tariffs
The European Union continued to expand its trade surplus with the United States in April 2025, defying the latest wave of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. This increase stands in stark contrast to the EU’s worsening trade performance with China, where exports fell for the ninth consecutive month, according to fresh Eurostat data published Friday.
The bloc’s total surplus in goods trade dropped significantly to €7.4 billion ($8.5 billion) in April, compared to €12.7 billion during the same month in 2024. Despite the overall contraction, the EU’s trade position with the U.S. remains resilient and even strengthened, illustrating how U.S. importers are still absorbing European goods despite rising tariff barriers.
June 13, 2025 -
Trump’s tariffs threaten Vietnam’s hard-earned economic miracle
Aspirations of millions of Vietnamese hang in the balance as the United States, under President Donald Trump, escalates a new chapter in its trade war, this time targeting Vietnam with one of the harshest tariff regimes announced to date.
The so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs, introduced on April 2, impose a punitive 46% duty on Vietnamese imports—far higher than the rates applied to most other nations. Though implementation has been paused pending legal challenges and negotiations, the shockwaves are already reverberating through the Vietnamese economy.
June 12, 2025