Providing analysis and advice on international issues
Geopolitical Assessments is headed
by Dr Claude Rakisits who has over
30 years of professional experience
and knowledge in defence and strategic issues, international affairs and intelligence, which he developed in
- Academia, including lecturing and researching at universities in Australia, Belgium, the US and Switzerland; and
- the Australian public sector, including in the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Defence, and Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Office of National Assessments, and as adviser to a deputy prime minister and a shadow minister for foreign affairs.
Dr Rakisits, who is a dual national - Australian and Swiss, is fluent in French and English and has basic knowledge of Dutch.