Amanda Rohde manages the work of Friends of Europe’s Migration & Integration and Asia programmes. In addition to coordinating publications and debates, she regularly speaks at conferences and authors articles on key issues. Prior to joining Friends of Europe in 2016, she worked in the Research Unit of International Crisis Group in Brussels – tracking conflicts across Africa and Asia – and as a teacher in South Korea. Amanda holds a Master of Advanced International Studies from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, where she focused her studies on conflict and crisis analysis, and a BA in linguistics from the University of Florida. In addition to her native English, she speaks German and has also studied Swahili and French, among other languages.