JOB DESCRIPTION: Geopolitical Research Intern

Employment Type: Internship
Location: Remote
Specialisation: Indo-Pacific | APEC | South Asia | West Asia | Middle East | Central Asia | Africa | Americas Reports To: Lead analyst

1. About :

Contested Spheres Contested Spheres bridges academia and industry. We examine the geopolitical forces, political developments, security challenges, and emerging risks shaping an increasingly complex world.

2. About the Internship We are looking for curious, driven, and research-oriented individuals who want to understand how geopolitics works beyond textbooks and headlines. As a Geopolitical Research Intern, you will gain exposure to both strategic intelligence, and tactical intelligence.

3. Key Responsibilities:

A. Geopolitical Research and Monitoring, Track political, diplomatic, economic, military, and security developments across assigned countries and regions. Prepare background notes, country profiles, regional updates, and research briefs.

B. Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)



Conduct structured research using publicly available information from government sources, official statements, international organisations, credible media, academic publications etc. Learn to identify, verify, cross-reference, and assess the reliability of information.

C. Strategic and Tactical Intelligence Support strategic research examining long-term geopolitical trends, power dynamics, foreign policy shifts, and changing international alignments. Contribute to early-warning briefs and scenario analysis where relevant.

4. What You Will Learn:

By the end of the internship, you should have opportunities to: Build OSINT capabilities Understand geopolitical risk. Explore corporate risk intelligence, Work across both sides of intelligence, Bridge academia and industry, Develop analytical writing and Gain industry exposure.

5. Required Skills and Competencies:

A solid interest in international relations, geopolitics, political science, global aff

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