Founded in January 2012, TheRiskyShift.com (TRS) bridges the gap between academia and journalism: it provides the depth that is often missing from today’s media whilst remaining open and accessible to those who are not familiar with academic debate on the subjects at hand. Further, it acts as a forum for the young opinion leaders in international political analysis to voice their thoughts. The site’s editorial staff encourage provocative but constructive content, prompting contributors to challenge the status quo and put forward ideas that may not have been considered elsewhere.

A diverse roster of columnists contribute, with international relations theorists, political scientists, historians and philosophers present. The majority of TRS’ writers are MA and PhD candidates from academic institutions within the UK and abroad, complimented by current and former think tank employees (inc. Demos, Henry Jackson Society, ICSR, IISS, RUSI, Quilliam), journalists (inc. The New York Times, The Irish Times, The Times of Israel, The Guardian, The Telegraph) and analysts (inc. NATO, IHS Janes)

All views aired are those of their respective author and do not necessarily represent the views of theriskyshift.com nor the author’s employer. We operate a strictly non-partisan editorial policy.

Contact & Staff

For all enquiries, including content reproduction/copyright queries, article submission, advertising, technical issues, suggestions & criticisms, please email {info@theri[email protected]}. We aim to respond to all emails within 2 working days.

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Tom Hashemi, Founder & Trustee London, UK

Jill Hallgren, Managing Editor Boston MA, USA {[email protected]}

James Sheehan, Editor Washington D.C., USA {[email protected]}

Jan Raudszus, German Editor (forthcoming) Berlin, Germany {[email protected]}

Giuseppe Paparella, Italian Editor Bari, Italy {[email protected]}

Jenny Holland, Reviews Editor Dublin, Ireland {[email protected]}

Jamiesha Majevadia, Interviews Editor London, UK {[email protected]}

Henry Severs, Business Development Manager London, UK {[email protected]}

Antonella Di Marzio, Translator {English to Italian} Currently an apprentice journalist, Antonella graduated in Modern Languages and Literatures (English and German) with a MA Thesis in American Literature.

Valentina Mecca, Translator {English to Italian} Valentina possesses a Master’s in International Relations from IE Business School, a BA in Cultural-Linguistic Mediation, and postgraduate degree in Political Science. A certified court interpreter, she speaks six languages and has spent more than six years abroad (mainly US and Europe).

Please email {[email protected]} for more information about translation services.

Some stats (2012)

Over the last year just shy of 30% of our visitors were from the United Kingdom, with 21% emanating from the United States. The rest of the top ten comprised India, Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Pakistan (in that order).

Just over 12% of our visitors used their mobile phones to view the site, Apple products (iPhone and iPad) being by far the most popular. Our traffic make up was:

• 46% search traffic, of which Google provided almost all
• 39% referral traffic
• 15% direct traffic

The top search terms (aside from “the risky shift” or variations) were ‘nature’, ‘innocence of muslims’, ‘jerusalem’ and ‘multiculturalism’. The average user spent 2 minutes 6 seconds on the site looking at 1.79 pages per visit. Over the year we have had 93,981 unique visitors and nearly a quarter of a million page views. You can view a list of the top ten most-read articles here. To a successful 2013!

All statistics quoted above are provided by Google Analytics unless otherwise noted.

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Debrief music: Opie
Banner artwork:  Emanuel Francis