Alp Sevimlisoy

Alp Sevimlisoy is an internationally published geopolitical strategist & national security expert on NATO's role within the Mediterranean, focusing on regional unionism and defense policy and a Millennium Fellow at the Atlantic Council headquartered in Washington, DC. Alp Sevimlisoy's opinion-editorials have been regularly published in The Hill, The Daily Express, The National Interest, South China Morning Post, Real Clear Defense, Geopolitical Monitor and Israel Hayom. Alp Sevimlisoy has been featured by Newsweek, The Hill, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Mail, The Daily Express, The Sun, The Daily Mirror, Politico, Voice of America, the National Journal, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and the Centre for the National Interest (CFTNI).

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