Having lived and worked in Moscow for more than ten years has deep understanding of the country. Networking and contacts across the country enable a deep understanding of Russian thinking. Policy work covered multiple sectors from energy to sub-national fiscal reform; represented the European Union Ambassador on regional business. In 2001 and after two years research for the German Government – drafted several papers explaining the formation of the new structures of the Russian Federation under PM then President Putin: academic papers have been written on economic and political development through to asymmetric warfare: (Estonia Defence Journal)