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).
Expertise
- French Military Operations
- African Security (Sahel)
- Intelligence and Strategic Warning
Selected Publications
- Michael Shurkin, The Abilities of the British, French, and German Armies to Generate and Sustain Armored Brigades in the Baltics (RAND Corporation, 2017).
- Michael Shurkin, Stephanie Pezard & S. Rebecca Zimmerman, Mali’s Next Battle: Improving Counterterrorism Capabilities (RAND Corporation, 2017).
- Michael Shurkin, John Gordin IV, Bryan Frederick, Christopher G. Pernin, Building Armies, Building Nations (RAND Corporation, 2017).
- Michael Shurkin, Stephanie Pezard, Mali’s Next Battle: Improving Counterterrorism Capabilities (RAND Corporation, 2017).
- Michael Shurkin, France’s War in Mali: Lessons for an Expeditionary Army (RAND Corporation, 2014).
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