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Arne Elias Corneliussen conducted his university education in the United States, Egypt, and Chile, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio in 1998; and a Master of Arts in International Relations and a Master of Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Syracuse University in New York in 2000.

In 2010 Mr. Corneliussen formed NRCI (Norwegian Risk Consulting International, www.nrci.no), a geopolitical advisory firm based in Oslo. He traveled to 115 countries and over the last 15 years he conducted many long overland expeditions alone by train, car, and bus across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, during which he mapped political, security and business risks, infrastructure developments, logistics corridors and local conditions.  Arne traveled on 10 fact-finding expeditions alone by public bus across 30 countries in western, southern, and eastern Africa, reaching 42 countries on the African continent.

In a well-planned exploratory trip, Arne traveled on a fact-finding expedition by train, bus and car from Shanghai across China, Central Asia, and the Caucasus to Istanbul to map infrastructure developments, logistics clusters, and the geopolitical landscape along One Belt One Road – or the New Silk Road as it is also called, which China now develops. As a geopolitical analyst, he brings a unique combination of an experienced practitioner and strategic advisor. Arne is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of London, and he maintains close dialogue with a vast network of insightful contacts in academia, business, diplomacy, and governments.

Mr. Corneliussen is host and anchor on Global Horizon, NRCI´s YouTube Channel, where he provides three regular video series: Asian Horizon, African Horizon, and Geopolitical Horizon.  He is the program chair, conference host, keynote speaker and moderator for Norwegian Risk Forum, NRCI’s annual geopolitical conference, which examines geopolitical risks and business opportunities worldwide.