Christina Bobrow
February 9, 2026
Topic: Ice in the Mediterranean: Frozen Conflict in Cyprus
Christina Bobrow, PhD, served three decades in diplomacy, foreign affairs, and intelligence from both Washington DC and the field. Complementing academic research with experience as a diplomat and intelligence analyst, Dr. Bobrow established herself as an expert on domestic politics and foreign policy of the Republic of Turkey and on the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean region, which is home to rich and storied cultures, entrenched political polarization, separatist movements, and frozen conflict.
During the Obama Administration, Dr. Bobrow served in the White House as Director for Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus at the National Security Council; in that role, she coordinated efforts across all agencies and departments of government, on topics ranging from agricultural disputes to missile deployments. Christina subsequently led CIA analytic teams focused on global religious issues, demographics, and on the Eastern Mediterranean before shifting focus to manage global programs for CIA’s Directorate of Analysis. Over the course of her career, she provided analytic support to five Presidents of the United States; briefed Members of Congress; prepared and provided the Secretary of State’s daily intelligence briefing; and served as acting Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Europe.
Her doctoral dissertation, from Georgetown University, explored the governing effects of arbitrary enforcement of laws and norms related to free expression in Turkey; she earned a Masters in German and European Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Languages from Georgetown. Christina has studied at Bosphorus University in Istanbul, University of Vienna in Austria, and University of Maine; she is a graduate of Saint Mark’s School in Massachusetts.
Dr. Bobrow has lived in Austria, Germany, and Turkey and traveled extensively in Africa, Asia, and Europe; she speaks Turkish, German, and French. Christina was pleased to move back to her hometown of Farmington, Maine, with her husband Adam in 2025; they have two adult children.