Koert Debeuf SENIOR ASSOCIATE RESEARCHER, FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS

Dr Koert Debeuf is a Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Middle East Studies at the Brussels School of Governance. He is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict at Harris Manchester College, Oxford University and a Geopolitical Advisor at Avisa Partners. Debeuf is a former Special Advisor, Speechwriter and Spokesperson of the Prime Minister of Belgium and a former Editor in Chief of the EUobserver. His last book, Tribalization. Why War is Coming (2018) was translated into Arabic and Japanese. He is a regular contributor to international newspapers and TV Channels.