In a fast-changing multipolar world, the Middle East is the global crossroads.

This region is ambitious and forward-thinking, from individual business to political leaders. With strategic vision any organization can benefit from Middle East opportunities. It’s all about connecting the right people and ideas.

CrossRoads Geopolitics advises organizations on risk and opportunity in the Middle East. Our strategic foresight is built on decades of experience advising international and regional political leaders, development and humanitarian professionals, and multinational businesses from construction to corporate communications.

CrossRoads was founded by Jaap van Diggele after working for the European Union, the World Bank, the United Nations and as a Dutch diplomat in New York, Jerusalem, Gaza City, Amman, Damascus, Istanbul and The Hague. He worked on counter-terrorism and in war, on managing the refugee crisis and reforming humanitarian financing, on private sector development, and emerging threats like cyber security and geo-economic competition. Jaap covers the region from his base in Beirut.