In Episode 31 of the DEEP Dive, Dr Sajjan Gohel speaks with Alex Tiersky and Michael Hikari Cecire who both work at The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, which is an independent commission of the U.S. Federal Government.
Alex serves as the Commission’s Global Security and Political-Military Affairs Advisor. He also is the host of the Commission’s podcast series, Helsinki on the Hill. A former Specialist in Foreign Affairs at the Congressional Research Service, Alex was Director for the Defence and Security Committee at NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly.
Michael focuses on the South Caucasus and Black Sea regional affairs, as a senior policy advisor. Previously, he was an analyst at the Congressional Research Service, as well as being a policy advisor and researcher on Eurasia issues supporting the Department of Defense and other U.S. Governmental agencies.
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The full interviews, with the transcripts and key reflections can be found at: