Eastern Research Group (ERG)
Duncan Allan
Deputy Head of Foreign Office Research Analysts and Senior Principal Research Analyst, Eastern Research
Group.
A member of the FCO’s Research Analysts since 1989, I've spent my career following the countries of the
former Soviet Union, in particular Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova. I've completed full postings and
spells of temporary duty in Russia, Ukraine and Central Asia. I’ve also been seconded to FCO policy
departments and the Cabinet Office.
I returned to the FCO in August 2011 after more than four years as Head of Political Section at the British
Embassy, Kyiv. My analytical portfolio in London covers Russia’s external relations (with a special focus on
Russia’s policy toward the other countries of the former Soviet Union); regional energy issues; and trans-
regional political and economic trends.