Tobias Wellner

Tobias is a Senior Analyst in our Global Issues team, based in Berlin. He focuses on geopolitics, sanctions, and the global implications of regional conflicts and space security. Tobias manages Control Risks’ Sanctions Country Monitor, which provides sanctions risk ratings and risk assessments for 224 jurisdictions. He works with clients across sectors to understand the implications of an evolving global business environment on their operations and strategy.

Recent tasks that Tobias has delivered include:

Before joining Control Risks, Tobias was the lead analyst for Sub-Saharan Africa at Dragonfly Intelligence and the lead analyst at Horus Security Consultancy. He also draws on his previous work in the humanitarian aid and development sector, where he spent five years focusing on peacebuilding, conflict analysis and unarmed protection approaches.

Tobias has lived in the US, the UK, Germany, the Palestinian Territories, Argentina and South Sudan, and has travelled extensively in Africa, including Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi. He holds a BA in International Politics from the University of Applied Sciences Bremen and an MA in Conflict, Security and Development Studies from King’s College London.

Tobias speaks English, German, and Spanish and has basic skills in Portuguese.