Made in Humane Club
OPEWI – Europe’s War Institute
European defence consultancy, led by practitioners, tailored for European clients
New OPEWI: glad to announce our switch from think tank to consultancy
Our Team
Michael Benhamou
Co-director
Former EU/NATO/FRA political adviser (Kosovo, Afghanistan, Libya, Brussels, Indian Ocean).
MA Sorbonne & Sciences po
Nationality: French
Andréas Hatzidiakos
Co-director
Former counter-terrorism expert at EEAS, former political and military advisor on EU CSDP missions & operations in Brussels.
PhD International Relations, Strasbourg University
Nationality: Greek
OPEWI experts
Erhard Bühler
Lt. General (ret.). Former Commander of NATO forces – KFOR (Kosovo), JWC, Brunssum.
CoB: Germany
Andrzej Fałkowski
Lt. General (ret.). Former Military Representative to NATO/EU. Former DCHOD.
CoB: Poland
Ketil Olsen
V. Admiral (ret.). Former Military Representative to NATO. Formerly in the Navy Coast Guard.
CoB: Norway
Robbie Boyd
Retired Brig. General. Former adviser to the Chair of the NATO Military Committee Operations: Cyprus, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Sudan.
CoB: Ireland
Gary Deakin
Maj. General (ret.). Former senior officer at NATO JFC Naples, SHAPE, Afghanistan. Operations: Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
CoB: UK
Marco Serronha
Lt. Gen. (ret.). Former Deputy Commander to NATO/EU operations – Kosovo, Central African Republic.
CoB: Portugal
Juha Vauhkonen
V. Admiral (ret.). Former Military Representative to NATO. Formerly head of Intelligence. Operations: Afghanistan.
CoB: Finland
Igor Schvede
R. Admiral (ret.). Former chief of Staff to Estonian Defence Forces. Former military representative to EU/NATO. Operations: Afghanistan, Baltics.
CoB: Estonia
Mate Paden
Retired Lt. General. Former MilRep to NATO and to the EU. Former DCHOD. PhD (candidate) in Economic Science, Zagreb University
CoB: Croatian