Concluding the Project
About the author: Adrian Scheibler ’22 is an FSI Global Policy Intern with the European Council of Foreign Relations. He is currently an International Relations major at Stanford University.

This week has been my final one working with the European Council on Foreign Relations and I look back at the internship with pride at the work done and with pleasure at the connections I have made and time well spent.

The internship was full of new experiences and learning opportunities, both regarding the subject matter of the project and working from home. These brought new challenges and forced me to adjust my approach as I attempted to both learn from my superiors and contribute to the think tank; the team at ECFR was always very helpful and made the experience the best it could given the unusual circumstances this summer.

I have not yet counted the total number of maps created, but my estimate places it above 200. They cover topics as diverse as the trade of manufactured goods, foreign direct investment flows and stocks, and the patterns of tourism around the world. Each map divulges information about the leverage some countries exercise over others and the pressure points the global system faces — given the extensive globalization that has occurred in the past decades, these are extensive. I am excited to see where the project goes from here and will be keeping a lookout for a publication at some point.

I would like to extend my thanks to both ECFR and FSI for the confidence placed into me and for making this internship happen.
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