Rufin Zamfir

Rufin Zamfir is Programmes Director and Western Balkans Strategic Analyst at GlobalFocus Centre, coordinating the research activity regarding the Balkans area, participating in and organising thematic events and producing analytical content. He coordinates the more recent programme on Security and Asymmetric Threats (radicalisation, terrorism, hybrid war, cyber warfare).

Rufin Zamfir has a Masters degree in Communication at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies in Romania (graduation thesis on Normalisation of Serbia-Kosovo relationship dialogue) and a Certificate in Terrorism Studies and Political Violence at St. Andrews University, Scotland.

He is a constant contributor to Foreign Policy magazine, Romanian edition and a passionate geopolitical analyst and blog writer. He previously also wrote more than 50 articles on Western Balkans political and social issues for the Centre for Conflict Prevention and Early Warning’s weekly strategic analysis newsletter.

Rufin is also a business consultant, having directed and implemented projects in Croatia, Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria.