Gijs Verbossen is a senior research fellow in the strategic foresight and intelligence programme of the security unit at Clingendael Institute. His research focusses on geopolitical trends in international peace and security, with a particular interest in the socio-political dynamics of the Middle East and North Africa region. Gijs has ample experience with foresight and scenario methodologies as instruments of policy advice and conflict resolution.
Gijs holds a PhD in international relations from La Trobe University, a MSc in cultural anthropology (cum laude) from VU University Amsterdam, and a BSc in conflict studies from Utrecht Univesity. After this interdisciplinary academic training, Gijs worked in security and rule of law reconstruction in (post-)conflict countries in Africa and the Middle East, closely cooperating with local governments, United Nations agencies, and international development organisations. Before joining Clingendael, he worked as senior lecturer conflict studies at the University of Amsterdam.
Publicaties
Middle Power and Powerlessness on a changing World Stage
