Amanda Paul is a Senior Policy Analyst and Deputy Head of the Europe in the World Programme at the EPC where she heads the Ukraine and Eurasia Team.
Drawing on more than two decades of experience, Amanda has worked extensively on Ukraine, Türkiye, Russia, the wider Black Sea region and Central Asia. Her research and policy work focuses on foreign and security policy, EU integration, connectivity, economic security, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, including initiating Track 1.5/2 dialogues. She has also previously worked on counter-terrorism issues, with a particular focus on the drivers, dynamics, and prevention of radicalisation, particularly in the context of jihadist extremism. She has published widely on her areas of expertise including in academic journals, books, and the media.
Before joining the EPC, Amanda held positions at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), the European Commission and the German multinational Henkel. She also worked as a columnist in the Turkish media.
PROGRAMME
PROJECTS
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Turkey, Ukraine, South Caucasus, security and conflict resolution in the Black Sea, EU foreign policy in its Eastern neighbourhood, Enlargement, counter-violent extremism
CURRENT POSITIONS
Deputy Head of Europe in the World Programme
Senior Policy Analyst
EDUCATION
Masters in International Relations, University of Staffordshire
LANGUAGES
English, Turkish, French, Russian
Amanda Paul de la EPC consideră că este de preferat ca Moldova și Ucraina să avanseze împreună, dar nu este esențial.
Amanda Paul, vicedirettrice del programma “Europe in the World” e senior policy analyst presso lo European Policy Center (EPC) di Bruxelles, sottolinea che non ci si deve fidare di una sola parola di Putin e che, per una pace duratura, affidarsi unicamente all’adesione all’UE non è sufficiente.
Luego de 184 semanas de actividad militar, el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin no está interesado en encontrar una salida negociada a la invasión de Ucrania.
Членство в ЄС важливе, але воно не є гарантією безпеки у справжньому сенсі цього слова. Україні потрібні юридично обов’язкові, міцні гарантії безпеки. Я вважаю, що не слід вірити жодному слову, яке виходить з вуст Путіна.
According to Paul, Ukraine seeks to weaken Russia's war economy by cutting off this revenue stream amid Russian advances and wavering US backing. "Ukraine is not waging war against Hungary. It is defending itself against the Russian aggressor, and if some of the blowback is on Hungary, then so be it," she said.
AA muhabiri, Alaska zirvesi öncesi Avrupa’yı hareketlendiren diplomasi trafiğini ve zirveden çıkacak olası sonuçlarla ilgili Brüksel’deki Avrupa Çalışmaları Merkezi (EPC) uzmanlarının görüşlerini aldı
Europe wants to work with Turkey in its bid to rely less on the US and beef up support for Ukraine. But with mass protests underway in Turkey, experts say the EU is caught between its values and its critical interests.
O desfalque criado pela decisão do Presidente americano sobre os esforços militares ucranianos poderá não levar a um grande avanço russo para já, considera Amanda Paul, analista do Centro de Política Europeia.
Amanda Paul, a senior analyst at the Brussels-based European Policy Centre, stated that Trump’s threats to withdraw U.S. forces from Europe highlight Türkiye’s growing significance for the continent’s stability.
When NATO leaders meet in Brussels this week they should have Georgia on their minds, write Amanda Paul and Ana Andguladze.
On Monday, 11 May 2026, a Beijing session of the EU-China Think Tank Exchanges, funded by the European Union, was held at the Beijing Administrative Centre office of the Center for China and Globalization (CCG). The event was jointly organised by CCG, the programme’s only Chinese co-beneficiary, and the European Policy Centre (EPC).
Amanda Paul was interviewed by Panorama on the protests in Turkey.
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Amanda Paul was interviewed by AA on EU's enhanced coordination and cooperation with Türkiye, in light of changes in transatlantic affairs and Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Amanda Paul was interviewed by Kathmerini on Turkey's defence industry as a strong card in its foreign policy, for talks with Europe.
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Amanda Paul contributed to the report of Sestry on Davos 2025 in Trump's shadow: risks and solutions.
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Senior policy analyst and deputy head of the Europe in the World programme Amanda Paul was interviewed by Bulgarian National Radio.
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Amanda paul was interviewed by Forbes to discuss Moldovan politics, Eu enlargement and Russia's role in undermining its neighbours path to the EU.
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Read it here. (In Dutch)
Svitlana Taran and Amanda Paul were interviewed by the Parliament on why enlarging the EU is necessary and will make it stronger.
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The interview can be found here
