Dr. Christina Schori Liang is Head of Counter-Terrorism and Preventing Violent Extremism at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) in Geneva, Switzerland. She offers training and strategic policy guidance both in Geneva and for global security actors worldwide including the United Nations, the European Commission, NATO and the OSCE. Dr. Liang is a prolific writer on extremism, terrorism, and transnational organised crime. Since 2002, Dr Liang has taught University courses. In 2016, she became an Adjunct Faculty member of the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po where she teaches courses within the Global Risks and Intelligence Studies departments. She holds a doctorate in International Relations and an MA in History and International Politics from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland.