Balkan Devlen

I am a professor and a foreign policy thinker with two decades of experience across three continents. I think, teach, speak, and write about the future (mostly on foreign policy, great power politics, and global catastrophic and existential risks) and the best ways of thinking about and preparing for the future (anticipation, forecasting, and strategic foresight).

Currently, I am Senior Fellow at Macdonald-Laurier Institute, where I lead the Transatlantic Program, the Director of the Centre in Modern Turkish Studies (MTS) and Adjunct Research Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, and expert forecaster, trainer, and consultant for Good Judgment, Inc. I was a Superforecaster in the US intelligence community sponsored geopolitical forecasting competition Good Judgment Project.

I teach graduate-level courses on Transatlantic security, geopolitical forecasting, strategic foresight, and global catastrophic and existential risks. I also provide training, give talks, and facilitate workshops on forecasting and strategic foresight for a wide variety of organizations. Previous clients include several governmental departments/agencies in the U.S., Canada, and Europe - including armed forces of NATO member states, major financial institutions, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations, and leading universities in the US, Canada, and Europe.

Previously I held faculty positions in Denmark, the US, and Turkey and I was awarded several international fellowships and research grants.

Follow me on Twitter (@BalkanDevlen) and signup for my newsletter on geopolitics and forecasting/foresight, Hindsight 20/20 (h2020.substack.com). You can visit my webpage (balkandevlen.com) for more information and links to my writing and talks.

You can contact me for speaking, consulting, or media inquiries and bespoke training and workshops for your organizations.