Elif Dördüncü AydemirPresident
Areas of expertise
- Political Strategy
- Political Risk Assessment
- Campaign Management
- Team and Network Management in Politics
Education
- PhD, Political Science, University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Master, Political Sociology, University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Master, International Relations-Strategy, University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
- BA, Political Science and Public Administration,Marmara University
Elif Dördüncü Aydemir is an advisory board member of The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. While working and setting winning strategies for over 180 campaigns around the world, she gives importance to academic presence in political science. She loves to work with students to convey her experience and knowledge to younger generations. She continues to work as a lecturer and gives seminars in prestigious universities around the world.
After graduating from Marmara University, Political Science and Public Administration Department, she continued her studies in Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University.
Elif Dördüncü Aydemir is an active member of IAPC (International Association of Political Consultants), EAPC (European Association of Political Consultants) and ISPP (International Society of Political Psychology).
She has completed her Master Degrees in International Relations-Strategy and also in Political Sociology from Sorbonne Paris I University where she continued to her PhD studies examining the political discourse of Turkish and Greek nationalisms. She is fluent and provides consultancy in English, French, Spanish and Turkish.
Latest Analyses & Insights on Elif's expertise
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Corporate earnings reveal deepening fault lines in Trump’s global trade war
The global corporate earnings season has revealed a stark and widening fault line caused by President Donald Trump’s sweeping trade war. Businesses across a broad range of industries — from consumer goods to airlines, automakers to pharmaceutical companies — are warning of rising costs, growing operational uncertainty, and faltering consumer sentiment as tariffs and trade tensions ripple through the global economy.
Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and American Airlines were among the major firms on Thursday to either cut profit forecasts or withdraw financial guidance entirely. Their earnings reports paint a clear picture: Trump’s tariffs are upending supply chains and sowing strategic confusion in boardrooms.
April 25, 2025 -
China opens door to trade de-escalation with targeted U.S. tariff exemptions
China’s move to quietly exempt select U.S. imports from its steep 125% retaliatory tariffs marks a significant turning point in the escalating trade war, offering the first concrete sign that Beijing is willing to consider de-escalation — but only on its own terms.
China’s Ministry of Commerce has begun soliciting lists of critical goods from companies — including U.S. and European multinationals — that are currently subject to tariffs but lack viable alternative suppliers. While no formal announcement has been made, several firms report that exemptions are already being granted in sectors such as pharmaceuticals and aerospace.
April 25, 2025 -
Beijing cuts negative list for foreign investment to attract capital
China’s newly revised negative list for foreign investment represents a strategic shift in Beijing’s approach to economic openness, aiming to attract overseas capital at a time when the country faces intensifying trade pressure from the United States and persistent structural challenges at home.
The list, published by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), reduces the number of restricted or prohibited sectors from 117 to 106—its most significant cut since the list was first introduced in 2018. This move signals Beijing’s intention to reverse a steep decline in foreign direct investment, which plunged more than 27% in 2024—the sharpest drop since the global financial crisis.
April 24, 2025