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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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 -
India’s China policy is shifting from restriction toward selective integration
India’s improving relationship with China creates an opening to reconsider a policy that has limited access to a major source of industrial capital and expertise. Selectively easing investment restrictions could help New Delhi attract more foreign investment and strengthen manufacturing. The opportunity extends beyond financing new factories: Chinese participation could bring suppliers, production technology and operational knowledge that help Indian businesses compete internationally.
The diplomatic thaw provides political space for that adjustment. Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping’s recent discussions in New Delhi placed renewed emphasis on business links, supply chains and the bilateral trade imbalance. Restoring transport connections, including China Southern Airlines’ planned resumption of daily Guangzhou-New Delhi flights on September 21, could also make commercial cooperation easier.
September 16, 2026