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Areas Of Expertise

Caucasus Politics and Security

Turkey International Relations

Affiliated Programs

Central Asia-Caucasus Institute

Laura Linderman

Senior Fellow for Eurasia and Director of Programs, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute

Laura Linderman joined the American Foreign Policy Council as Senior Fellow and Director of Programs for Eurasia in August 2024. Her research focuses on Georgian politics, economics, and foreign relations. Previously, she was a Senior Fellow with the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council from 2015-2024 and Associate Director there from 2012-2014. She also taught South Caucasian studies to U.S. foreign affairs professionals preparing to depart for Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan at the Foreign Service Institute. 

Linderman was also a senior manager at Splunk, a machine data software company in Silicon Valley and served as a board member for the Transcaucasian Trail Association from 2017-2023. Linderman holds a BA in anthropology and German language and literature from Wellesley College and an MA from Indiana University in anthropology. She speaks Georgian and German.

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