Emir Hasanovic is a special adviser to the deputy prime minister and minister of defence of the Republic of Macedonia, Radmila Sekerinska. Prior to his current role, he was communications and outreach director at Democracy Lab, and he worked as a consultant at Fenton in Washington DC, as well as at BLJ Worldwide in Qatar. Emir is fluent in English, French, Macedonian, Bosnian and Albanian. He graduated from Georgetown University in international politics.