Amanda Paul is a policy analyst at the European Policy Centre (EPC). She is a British national and journalist with a background in geopolitics and foreign policy. In her capacity as policy analyst, she coordinates the EPC’s Eastern Promises Project and Turkish Insights Initiative. Amanda has particular expertise in Turkish Foreign Policy, Ukraine, the South Caucasus and the Cyprus problem, regularly writing and speaking on these topics. Amanda is also an experienced journalist and writes a column for the Turkish daily “Today’s Zaman” on issues related to Turkey, Russian Foreign Policy and the Eurasia region. In addition, she is frequently engaged as an independent expert on issues related to the Eurasia region. Prior to joining the EPC, she worked at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and Türk Henkel in Istanbul, Turkey.