I am an author, academic and advisor specialising in the role and limitations of empathy and emotions in security, international affairs, politics, leadership, and society.
I have recently started a new role as Senior Lecturer at the Australian War College, Deakin University, in Canberra. This follows two years in Denmark where I was working as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow in the Center for War Studies at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense. In this role, I led a project on Empathy and International Security (EIS), funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Fund.
Bridging academia and policy-making, my research explores how a better understanding of the power and potential of empathy and emotions can shape strategy and policy, and transform how we think about security, leadership, and politics.
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Trust Across Borders
In mid-May, I spoke at the Goethe Institut’s Kultursymposium on empathy, trust, mistrust, and what they mean for managing current and future crises. How can empathy help us overcome distrust? And what potential does it hold?
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What does compassion mean for international relations?
Delighted to be chairing a new working group with the Global Compassion Coalition exploring the role and value of compassion in international affairs. More to follow soon.
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Why Empathy is Important to Policy-Making
In April I was invited to speak at the brilliant Science and Beers in Odense Denmark. Focusing on policy-making, the talk was paired with a craft beer and live drawing of the core themes.
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New Article on Empathy and Strategy
In this new essay, published in December 2022, I set out existing approaches in strategy and argue we need to think more creatively and expansively about empathy’s role and how it can help address current and future challenges.
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Podcast: Empathy in Decision-Making, Analysis and OSINT
Earlier this year, I joined Harry Kemsley and Sean Corbett of Jane’s Intelligence twice to discuss how empathy can play a role in this field and take part in a fascinating dialogue with experts in the field.
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Diriger en temps de crise : L’empathie et la stratégie
Mon nouvel article (en français) sur l’empathie et la stratégie est en ligne sur Le Rubicon.
My new article (in French) is now online on Le Rubicon.
Contact me
If you would like to get in touch, you can reach me through my academic email address, or by using the form below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Email: claire.yorke@deakin.edu.au
Twitter: @ClaireYorke