# Michael Shurkin

> Michael Shurkin is the Director of Global Programs at 14 North Strategies and the founder and President of Shurbros Global Strategies.

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Modified: 2026-08-21

Michael Shurkin is the Director of Global Programs at 14 North Strategies and the founder and President of Shurbros Global Strategies. He works on security in West Africa (Sahel), but also on European and American defence strategies, force structures, security assistance and institutions. Previously, he worked for RAND, where he was a senior policy analyst, and for the CIA, where he was a policy analyst. He holds a PhD in history from Yale University and studied at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS).