WRITERS
Politics BA student at King’s College London, Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy, Department of Political Economy; interested in Comparative Constitutional Law, International Relations, History and Political Philosophy
Research Assistant, Space Governance Research Group at Texas A&M University; Fulbright MPSA Graduate ’20 at the Bush School of Government and Public Service; Research Affiliate in the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., Vice-President of the Romanian-American Foundation for the Promotion of Education and Culture, expert in econometrics and finance
Financial Analyst, graduate student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, interested in leadership and financial analysis
Accountant, graduate student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, interested in the global economy and innovative technologies
Student at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bucharest, and at the Master’s Program in Geopolitics and Business, Bucharest University of Economic Studies; interested in military ethics, thus anchoring the big questions of ethics, political philosophy and economics in contemporary times, as well as in metaphysics, understood in the key of continental discourse, phenomenology, hermeneutics, and philosophy of history
Economist, Assistant, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, specialized in the theory and history of business and political entrepreneurship
Economist, with Brazilian and Romanian citizenship, BA in Management, MA in Diplomacy in International Economy, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Economist, with a MSc in economics from University of Tirana, currently pursuing a MBA in banking and finance at the American College of Thessaloniki; former trainee of the European Parliament; former research assistant at the Institute for Public Policy and Good Governance in Tirana
Lt. Gen.(ret.), represented Romania at NATO Headquarters and commanded SEEBRIG, the Multi National South-Eastern Europe Brigade. He is a graduate of the Army War College of Carlisle, PA, with a PhD in Military Studies and a Master Degree in strategic studies. He is also the Acting President of the Romanian Reserve Officers' Association
Master’s Degree student in International Economy and European Affairs, Faculty of International Business and Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies. Interested in European foreign affairs, qualitative and quantitative data analysis and economic theory
Ph.D. in Intelligence and National Security, Assistant at the Faculty of International Business and Economics, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Director at Center for Conflict Prevention and Early Warning
MA Student, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, interested in the relationship between economy and theology
Founding member of Danube Youth Alliance and Deputy Vice-President of the League of Romanian Students Abroad, involved in activism to secure opportunities for European youth and a better and earlier engagement of their talents in the service of sustainable development. His main activities are oriented towards civic, legal and diplomatic education
Political theorist, Ph.D., president of Yorktown University from 2000 to 2016 and currently president of American Academy of Distance Learning. He is the editor of A Public Philosophy Reader, The Development of Political Theory, The Conservative Rebellion and author of The Coming Death and Future Resurrection of American Higher Education. Dr. Bishirjian’s essays have been published in The Political Science Reviewer, Modern Age, Review of Politics, Chronicles, The American Spectator and The Imaginative Conservative
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Fellow at The Romanian Institute for the Study of the Asia-Pacific (RISAP), currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in International Relations at China Foreign Affairs University, in Beijing; she holds a Bachelor's Degree in political science from the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, in Bucharest; a Mandarin speaker, she is interested in China’s foreign policy
Research Assistant, Space Governance Research Group at Texas A&M University; Fulbright Scholar and MIA Candidate ’21 at the Bush School of Government and Public Service; Member at the Space Generation Advisory Council; Master’s Candidate ’20 at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Harvard College Project for Asian and International Relations Affiliate; X-Culture ’17 and ’20 Alumna
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Administrative associate at KPMG, graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of Business and Tourism, currently studying at the Master’s Program in Geopolitics and Business; interested in developing leadership skills, design, and fashion
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., the Romanian-American University, Scientific Researcher at the Institute for World Economy, the Romanian Academy
Economist, M.A. in International Economics and European Affairs at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, passionate about praxeology, entrepreneurship, politics and diplomacy
Graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of Business and Tourism, currently studying at Master in Geopolitics and Business; interested in diplomacy, art, learning foreign languages, political science, and international affairs
Ph.D., Director for the Center for Security and Science, USA, with forty years of teaching experience at the university level and in international consultancy
Graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, currently studying at the Master’s Program in Geopolitics and Business; interested in football, cycling, international affairs and economics, currently working as a billing intern for Schlumberger
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Director, Space Governance Research Group at Texas A&M University, Associate Professor, the Bush School of Government and Public Service; Research Fellow in the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, & Public Policy, the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy, Taiwan Institute for Governance and Communication Research
Foreign exchange trader, stock market investor; graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of Business and Tourism, currently studying at Master in Geopolitics and Business; interested in the world of entrepreneurship and world politics
Political scientist, Ph.D., the National University of Political Science and Public Administration, President of Middle East Political and Economic Institute
Ph.D., leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges, vice president of Heritage's Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy and the E. W. Richardson Fellow
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., the West University of Timișoara, expert in monetary policy and banking systems
PhD in Public Administration, Professor of Marketing and Business Administration Department at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy; member of the think tank “Analytical Platform for Strategic Communications”; between 2008-2014, she was a Consultant at the Committee on Economic Policy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
International political economist with an interest in fundamental macroeconomic theories and geopolitical-economic interactions between countries in East Asia and the world. She has written several academic journal articles, op-eds and three single-authored books, including Post-Industrial Development in East Asia: Taiwan and South Korea in Comparison (Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, 2018), Contemporary South Korean Economy: Challenges and Prospects (World Scientific, Singapore 2017), and China-Taiwan Rapprochement: The Political Economy of Cross-Strait Relations (Routledge, London 2016). She was also the editor of The Political Economy of North Korea: Domestic, Regional, and Global Dynamics (Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, Co, USA, 2022).
Economist, Master’s Degree Student in Diplomacy in International Economics, Faculty of International Business and Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, passionate about diplomacy, and the international financial environment
Graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, currently studying at the Master’s Program in Geopolitics and Business; interested in diplomacy and international affairs, which resulted in becoming a part of the Diplomatic Mission of The Kingdom of Belgium in Romania as a consular officer
Economist, Masters Student, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Ph.D., Senior Researcher II, Head of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Department at ICI Bucharest, Vice-president of the Scientific Board at ICI Bucharest, former Guest Researcher at GSRI Japan, former Parliamentary Advisor and former Advisor to the Minister of Communication and Information Society
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics; with a passion for action and interaction, for creation and humour, Petro has a reputation for being both sharp-witted and sharp-tongued; she plans on building a stellar future trusting her leadership skills, her cleverness and her uncanny enjoyment of public speaking
Parliamentary adviser, expert in the economics and politics of European integration; graduate of financial, economics, diplomatic and security studies; holds an MBA in financial management from a private American university
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Christian Orthodox theologian and priest, Associate Professor, Ph.D., the Valahia University of Târgoviște
Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Bucharest; she studied European and International Law at the Nicolae Titulescu University and writes for several online publications; she also teaches for Liberty University’s Online Program
Sophomore in the Master of International Relations program of the Faculty of Political Science, University of Bucharest, specializing in security studies
Economist, Master’s Degree Student in Diplomacy in International Economics, Faculty of International Business and Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, interested in finance, risk management and the international diplomatic environment. Professional activity includes domains as business optimization and actuary
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics; passionate about geopolitics, human rights, psychology and (almost unatainable) analytical objectivity
M.A. Student, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics (started in 2020); B.A. Degree in International Relations and European Studies (graduated in 2010); Executive Manager and Coordinator of the Medical Tourism Program @American Medical Center – health consultancy for Romanian patients at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel (from 2010 until present); passionate about entrepreneurship, learning, writing and diplomacy
Research fellow for the Romanian Institute for the Study of Asia-Pacific; General Visiting Scholar at Peking University in Beijing; LL.M in International Law from China University of Political Science and Law- Beijing; LL.M. in European Law and BA in Law from “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University Iași
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, adviser on monetary policy issues of the governor of the National Bank of Romania
Master’s Degree Student in Diplomacy in International Economics, Faculty of International Business and Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies and in Law and Governance of International and European Affairs, Collège Juridique Franco-Roumain d’Études Européennes, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Political Scientist, Ph.D. candidate, Cardinal Wyszyński University in Warsaw; Coordinator of the Peace and Stabilisation Strategies Programme, Casimir Pulaski Foundation; worked with Al Jazeera English, The Guardian, Council of Europe; specialising in new political phenomena in Sub-Saharan Africa
Economist, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, interested in international relations and economic diplomacy
LITAO Consultancy Group Market Research Trainee, Long Island University Global Undergraduate in Global Studies and Entrepreneurship, Co-founder and Former COO of Disaster Mesh, Silicon Valley Tech Startup
MA in History and Literature from Columbia University; in addition to working as a writer and researcher, she is an active classical musician
BA degree in English and Creative Writing, works as a finance writer, and runs his small online business
Senior Manager at the European Space Agency, currently responsible for the ESA Space Economy Pole of Competences, focusing on the development of Innovation Policy, the new Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) concepts, and the socio-economic-environmental impact assessment
Historian, Emeritus Professor of Romanian Studies, University College, London. Currently, he is Ion Rațiu Romanian Scholar at the History and Public Policy Program, Wilson Center, Washington, D.C. He was awarded ‘The Star of Romania’, Romania’s highest civilian honour, by President Klaus Iohannis, on 26 October 2016, for his activity in the promotion of Romanian history, language and culture. He is the author of several monographs and volumes of studies on the recent history of Romania. His most recent study in English, Romania under Communism: Paradox and Degeneration, was published in 2019 (Oxford; New York: Routledge). An autobiographical memoir, In Search of Romania (London: Hurst Publishers), appeared in May 2022.
Specialist in International Relations whose main areas of interest include Moldova/Transnistria, the Eastern Partnership, German and Romanian foreign policies, PhD in history. Senior Research Fellow, Center for Post-Soviet Studies at the Institute of Economy (Russian Academy of Sciences); Associate Professor, Chair of regional problems of world politics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Graduate in International Business and Economics and master student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies; interested in behavioural economics and new technologies
Master’s Degree student in International Economy and European Affairs, Faculty of International Business and Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies. Drawn to the sphere of development, social entrepreneurship and humanitarian action
Philologist, Associate Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies; professional translator and ECQA Certified Terminology Manager; her research areas include: theoretical and applied linguistics, foreign language teaching methodology, translation studies, higher education marketing
Economist, Ph.D., the Romanian Academy, President of the Romanian Society for Economics Philosophy, with expertise in the epistemology, philosophy and logic of economics
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Editor in Chief of Amfiteatru Economic academic journal
Assistant manager at Vikart Auction House; graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of Business and Tourism, currently studying at the Master’s Program in Geopolitics and Business; interested in working in a public domain with a legislative part
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, specialized in project management
Economist, Ph.D., Associate Member of the consulting firm SC Concept Consultanță Economică și de Afaceri SRL
Economist, Masters Student, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Chair of Strategic Studies at Luiss-Guido Carli University in Rome. He was an Adviser to the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee between 2001 and 2006. He has worked with the Rivista Italiana di Difesa (Italian Defence magazine) since 1997. He has published books and research in Italy and Great Britain on security and defence
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Director General of the European Institute of Romania
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Pseudonymous neo-reactionary blogger from the United States, specializing in social and political critique; writes for Neo-Ciceronian Times and other reactionary-traditionalist publications
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, dancer at the National Opera House of Bucharest, particularly interested in the new-age economics and business-to-business relations
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Political scientist, former business journalist, book reviewer; interested in politics, economics and the art of living
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of Business and Tourism, currently studying at the Master’s Program in Geopolitics and Business; interested in global economy and world politics
Author and researcher on economic history with the Schiller-Institut in Germany, based in Berlin
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics; transfer pricing consultant within PwC Romania; debating trainer and judge within ARDOR (Romanian Association for Debating, Elocution and Rhetorics)
Brussels based strategy and policy specialist focusing on statecraft and global competition
Linguist and international journalist, with particular interests in geopolitics, security, outer space, economy, culture and education
Philosopher and political scientist, former journalist, currently working for a PR and communication agency; associate researcher of the Ludwig von Mises Institute – Romania and writer at karamazov.ro
Student, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, interested in the history of Romanian financial and banking system
Economist, Research Fellow with the EURISC Foundation, studying geopolitics, international security issues and critical infrastructure protection, currently in a Ph.D. research program on the latter subject
Director of the Department of Asian Studies, Romanian-American University and the founder of the Romanian Japanese Studies Center “Angela Hondru”.
Graduate of The University of Bucharest, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literature English and German, currently studying at the Master’s Program in Geopolitics and Business; passionate about every aspect of geopolitics; participant in the Romanian Diplomatic Institute’s Program for young people at the beginning of their careers “The young friends of RDI”; currently working for Allianz Partners
Economist, graduate from the Faculty of International Business and Economics, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, passionate about diplomacy, art, psychology and learning foreign languages
Supply Chain Planner in the pharmaceutical industry, graduated from the Faculty of Economic Cybernetics, Statistics and Informatics, passionate about hiking, music, astrology and photography and technology
Engineer, recognized authority on Systems Engineering and Critical Infrastructure Protection; formerly with the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna and ETH Zurich; currently the Batten Chair of System of Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, US
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Passionate student about international relations, but especially about criminal and European law, having a bachelor’s degree in International Business and Economics from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies; currently a student at the Faculty of Law and also at the Management of International Business Master’s Program
Political scientist and legal adviser, MA in advanced European studies, Ph.D. in economics
Historian and journalist, BA in Political Science and MA in Oriental Studies, living and studying in the Middle East in the 1990s, also working there as a reporter, covering the 2003 war in Iraq
Private sector manager with MSc in Strategic Management on the Issue of Chinese Business Management from ECPD Belgrade, currently pursuing a PhD in Strategic Management at ECPD, International Postgraduate Studies, Belgrade; lived in Beijing and fluent in Mandarin; one of the founders of the Serbian Business Club in China; member of many Serbian economic delegations to China; interested in China and Chinese Economy and Management
Lt. Gen.(ret.), graduate of the Army War College and the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He is a former Director of Integrated Defense planning for the MoD and Deputy Director of the Special Telecommunications Service. He was the Romanian Consul in Shanghai and currently runs the Center for Analysis and Security Studies
Expert on energy security and critical energy infrastructure protection, including strategic cyber security; currently a scientific associate in the Energypact Foundation and regional coordinator of International Association of Critical Infrastructure Protection Professionals
Dean of the economic faculty of Taras Shevchenko University in Kiev; fields of interests include creative economy, marketing of innovation, innovative marketing clusters
Senior Research Fellow of the Analytical Center of the Institute of International Studies of Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; PhD in historical sciences; also speaks Swahili; interested in CIS and Central Asian issues
Modern stoic from Germany, management consultant and student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Economist, graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and MS candidate at the same institution, interested in the economics and politics of the European Union
Economist, Associate Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, specialized in public finance and theory of prices and competition
Master’s Degree student in International Economy and European Affairs, Faculty of International Business and Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies; interested in Classical Economics, Praxeology, the Philosophy branch of Ethics and the dichotomy between the Economic Left and Right
Student, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Faculty of International Business and Economics, ERASMUS+ Scholarship holder at Gelișim University, Faculty of Business Administration, interested in development, international cooperation, humanitarian aid, media, public communication and globalization
Economist, Ph.D., senior researcher and Deputy General Director with the National Institute for Economic Research, former scientific secretary of the commissions engaged in 1990, 1995, 2000 strategies relative to systemic transition and EU membership of Romania
Student, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, interested in the economics of education
Economist, Ph.D. in management and Ph.D. student in economics at the Romanian Academy Doctoral School – SCOSAAR
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, pursuing a Master’s Degree in Diplomacy in International Economic Relations. Has a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Economics at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies. PR and Communications Assistant at the British-Romanian Chamber of Commerce. Interested in diplomacy, advocacy, foreign languages, reading and traveling
Ph.D. student, The Romanian Academy, interested in the economics and politics of the European Union
Student, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, the Bachelor's program in Applied Modern Languages
Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education, Sports & Kinesiology, the Romanian American University
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., Rector of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, President of the Association of Faculties of Economics from Romania (AFER)
President of the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association; Dutch Army NCO (res.) with a background in the Royal Dutch Navy; Research Assistant at the Centre for Conflict Analysis and Management (CICAM) at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, focusing on rebels and warlords; a Researcher at the Netherlands Defence Academy in Breda, focusing on hybrid warfare
Ph.D., Brigadier General; Associate Professor of Law at the Military Academy “General Mihailo Apostolski” in Skopje; Adjunct Faculty Member, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University
Graduate of the Geopolitics and Business Master’s Program at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Physicist, legal expert, political scientist and diplomat, Ph.D. in Law, Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations in New York
PhD; Research Assistant at Institute of World Economics and Politics of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; specialized in development economics, the Belt and Road Initiative and the UN 2030 Agenda
Cybersecurity expert; PhD candidate at the Faculty of Security Studies (University of Belgrade); President of the Supervisory Board of the Association of Court IT Experts “IT Vestak”; member of the Serbian Royal Academy of Innovation Sciences, member of the professional association “E-razvoj/ E-Development”
Professor, Ph.D., Habil., at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, where he has cultivated and developed interests in comparative economic systems, critical/creative thinking, and geo-politics/geo-economics of cultures and civilisations. Dr. Jora is involved in epistemic communities – i.e., board member of the Romanian Economic Society, the Research Center in International Business and Economics, etc. Recently, he received the Woodrow Wilson Scholarship from the Romanian Cultural Institute for research conducted in Washington, D.C., United States of America. He is (co-)author of numerous scientific works (100+ titles), as well as of journalistic op-eds, essays, pamphlets (1000+ titles), his works being distinguished over time with plentiful and prestigious scholarly and mass-media awards. Also, dr. Jora is editor-in-chief of the Œconomica journal and founder editor of The Market for Ideas pop-science magazine (Curriculum Vitae)
Economist, freelancer, trained in International Project Management and Customer Relationship Management
Information security consultant, cyber security researcher and risk analyst; PhD thesis focused on quantitative cyber security maturity assessment model for critical infrastructure; widely cited academically for the development of ISRAM (Information Security Risk Analysis Method); co-founder of Netsecop, a cloud-based website security scanner, in Silicon Valley, United States
Postdoctoral researcher and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the National Centers for System of Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, US, expert in complex system governance, critical infrastructure protection, system pathology and systems of systems engineering
Professor and researcher with Taras Shevchenko University, Kiev; key Ukrainian expert on national security (particularly energy security, investment security, environmental safety and economic security); author of the book Doctrine 2030. The sustainable development of Ukraine (recognized as Top-10 Ukrainian books)
Research Fellow in Economic Freedom, Editor of the Index of Economic Freedom, and Manager of Global Engagement, Thatcher Center
Ph.D. in economics, founding Director of the Austrian Economics Center and President of the Friedrich A. v. Hayek Institut, both Vienna-based think tanks dedicated to the Austrian School of Economics, Associate Professor at UDG, founder of the Free Market Road Show, now in its 10th year
Professor of Economics Emeritus, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Professor Emeritus, Corvinus University of Budapest
Senior Associate at Political Capital Institute in Budapest; expert with the EU Radicalisation Awareness Network Centre of Excellence, and a presidency member of the Hungarian Political Science Association; main research interests are populism and radicalism in Europe, and Russian soft power influence in Europe
Student at the Master’s Program in Geopolitics and Business, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies; junior recruiter, enjoying to talk to people; interested in becoming a diplomat
Bachelor student at the Faculty of Business Administration in Foreign Languages (FABIZ), The Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Ph.D. (c), an expert on energy security with the focus on the energy diplomacy, the Caspian Black Sea and Caspian Sea region, Head of Economy/Energy Department, Experts for Security and Global Affairs Association (ESGA), Romania, co-founder ESGA Moldova
Student at the Master’s Program in Geopolitics and Business, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, with bachelor’s degree in Business and Tourism; interested in the social matters of the modern days, whether they are local or at the opposite pole of the planet; supporter of the belief that everyone has a place on this planet, regardless of religion, culture or how good they fit into the social norm
Project Manager for the Romanian Institute for the Study of Asia-Pacific. She has a Master's degree from the Beijing Foreign Studies University in China, specializing in Chinese Business and Commercial Law. She speaks Chinese and is preoccupied with the dynamics of international relations and Chinese foreign policy
Graduate in political philosophy and theology; interested in national security policies and strategies, geopolitics and geostrategy; favourite readings – religious existentialism by Kirkegaard; professional concerns – employed in entrepreneurship for over 25 years, journalist at TheConservative.online, the press outlet of the ECR Party, and also at a project of the same orientation, at domestic level, Conservator24
Graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, currently studying at the Master’s Program in Geopolitics and Business; interested in international economic and political relations
Graduate of Saint-Cyr Military Academy, Public Finance Sector (France), Paris Sorbonne University (Bachelor in History and Master in Business Law), London Business School (Leadership and Performance Program) and has over 20 years of international executive management experience in financial services, large corporations and organizations
Deputy Director for Research at the School of Regional and International Studies, Far Eastern Federal University (Vladivostok, Russia), specialized in Asia-Pacific international politics and Russia's engagement with Asia. His latest book (co-authored with Rens Lee) is “Russia's Far East: New Dynamics in Asia Pacific and Beyond” (2015)
Junior Specialist Accounting & Finance at UniCredit Milano, MA student in Diplomacy in International Economy at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, interested in European integration, international relations and economic diplomacy
Research Assistant, Space Governance Research Group at Texas A&M University, MPSA Candidate ’21 at the Bush School of Government and Public Service
Ph.D. candidate, Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, US, research interests in organizational behaviour, self-managing teams, and virtual teams
Ph.D. in International Law, politician and diplomat, ambassador to the United States of America
Expert contributor to newsint.ro, studying International Relations and European Studies at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Bucharest
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Expert IT Research and Development, European Commission; Managing partner, CLOUDAST-TECH
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, interested in globalization, development economics and humanitarian affairs
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies; founder of the Center for Economics and Liberty (ECOL); Presidential Adviser, Department of Economic and Social Policies
Economist, Associate Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, with teaching and research activities regarding the international business environment and its value chains, with a focus on the impact of disruptive technologies on logistic operations
MSc in Social Crisis Management from the University of Belgrade and licensed tour guide for Serbia, specialized in migration issues and Serbian history, with a focus on WWI; speaks Serbian, English, Spanish, Portuguese and German
Bureau and project manager at the Estonian Atlantic Treaty Association (NATO Association in Estonia); Master’s degree in International Relations; has written many analyses and articles on defense and security in Estonia and on Russian influence in Western societies
Journalist, holder of a “summa cum laude” Ph.D. in international relations from Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, with a thesis on communication and public relations philosophy and policy in Sub-Saharan African countries
Professor, Ph.D., Associate Researcher of the Center for Macroeconomic Modeling of the Romanian Academy, Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences
Research Affiliate, Space Governance Research Group at Texas A&M University; MPSA Graduate ’20 at the Bush School of Government and Public Service
Economic journalist at Ziarul Financiar daily, interested in business organizations and international relations
Director of the Joint Training Simulation and Analysis Center, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; internationally recognized expert on security issues
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Geographer, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, specialized in urban and human geography
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, President of the Romanian-American Foundation for the Promotion of Education and Culture, Secretary General a.i. of the National Association of Romanian Exporters and Importers
Expert in political risk analysis and security studies with focus on the post-Soviet space, the South Caucasus and the Caspian Sea region, with 15 years served in financial institutions and NGOs; MBA degree from the Robert Gordon University in 2003; previously, in 2010-2019 he worked as a leading research fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan, now Center for Analysis of International Relations in Baku; he is currently Program Director at Azerbaijan Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Agency and hosts his own author program RADIUS dedicated to military analysis and regional security in the South Caucasus
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, with research contributions in the sphere of the dialogue between science, philosophy and religion
Geopolitician working on a Ph.D. in Middle East studies, President of Chamber of Excellence in International Affairs (CEIA) Think Tank and CEO of newsint.ro media publication
Lecturer, Ph.D., the Department of International Business and Economics, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, economist by formation and a passionate equestrian by heart
Ph.D., noted Romanian strategic development and security expert, Executive President of the EURISC Foundation, private think tank; former Leader of the Majority in the first Parliament after 1989; served as Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister, the Government and the Minister of Internal Affairs; former director of the agency in charge of setting up the SECI center, currently the South East European Law Enforcement Center
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Head of the International Business and Economics Department, with particular interests in the study of law and economics
Independent space journalist; publisher of GoTaikonauts! magazine, based on Ihlenfelder Strasse 12A, 17034 Neubrandenburg, Federal Republic of Germany, [email protected]
Graduate of Helms School of Government at Liberty University and associate of the Center for Security and Science
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, specialized in international comparative management, leadership and organisational culture
Geographer and geopolitician, Associate Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, specialized in socio-urban geography, human geography and geopolitics
Economist, graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, with particular interests in fiscality and geopolitics
Student at Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, passionate about history, geopolitics, political science and economics
Geographer and geopolitician, Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, founder of the Master program in Geopolitics and Business, Vice-President of the Geography Society of Romania
Economist, Ph.D., Professor in Monetary Theory and International Finance, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Centre de recherche sur les institutions, l’industrie et les systèmes économiques d’Amiens
Economist, BA in international business and economics, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, enrolled in the MA program Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations, the University of Sheffield
Applied Linguist, Professor Emerita of the Department of Modern Languages and Business Communication, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Economist, Lecturer, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, interested in Russian and American studies
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Honorary President of National Council of Private Small and Medium Enterprises in Romania
Engineer working with the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics; delegate with the Romania - Korea Information Technology Cooperation Center; General Manager of Paul Masters Atelier Creative Media Solutions; his PhD thesis is titled “Music Industry - Business Development through Virtual Space and Social Media”
Political scientist, Ph.D., researcher and associate scholar at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, specialized in civil society, social movements, gender studies and the sociology of organizations
Philosopher, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., at “Nicolae Titulescu” University of Bucharest, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and International Relations, interested in sociology, logic and argumentation
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Romania to the European Union (Brussels, Belgium)
Economist, scientific researcher at the Institute for World Economy of the Romanian Academy, author, co-author and coordinator of numerous studies, research papers and books on topics like: the EU foreign policy, foreign trade and investment policies, emerging economies, Asian development models, BRICS cooperation framework and the New Public Management
Economist, entrepreneur, and financier; Chairman of Industrie- und Finanzkontor Ets., Founder and Chairman of Geopolitical Intelligence Services AG Vaduz, and President of the European Center of Austrian Economics Foundation
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Historian, ethnologist and linguist, Ph.D. in management sciences, researcher and project manager
Record to Report Accountant with a bachelor’s degree in International Business and Economics from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies; currently a student at the Faculty of International Business and Economics, the Management of International Business Master’s Program; interested in corporate finance, international relations and diplomacy
MA student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, with a major of International Business Management; interested in maintaining a positive attitude in both personal and professional spheres, while also establishing a name for herself
Economist, Assistant, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, interested in capital theory
Economist, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, with expertise in European governance and economic globalization
General (ret.), medical doctor, epidemiologist, researcher and practitioner in the headquarters and missions organized by the UN, EU, NATO, African Union and other IGOs to manage infectious diseases in Somalia, Angola, Niger, Lebanon, Iraq
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Former governmental advisor, Undersecretary of State (2002-2003) and Vice-president of the Romanian Agency for Foreign Investments (2003-2004); currently an independent consultant to international companies and director of the economic policies department in the Black Sea University Foundation of the Romanian Academy
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics; former researcher at the Romanian Center for European Policies; former trainee within the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; interested in European integration and economic diplomacy
Mathematician, Associate Member of the “Murray Rothbard” Center for Political Economy and Business, the Romanian-American University
Col. (ret.), PhD. Currently a noted journalist, he led the Directorate of Public Relations and the Press Trust of the Ministry of National Defence of Romania. He also led the Information Centers for the Press in multinational NATO exercises like "Baltic Confidence 2001" and "Strong Resolve 2002”
Economist, Masters Student, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, specialized in economic theory of institutions and history of economic thought
Economist, Ph.D., senior researcher and Scientific Director with the Institute for World Economy, former minister of foreign trade, European integration department, and chief negotiator for the Association Agreement of Romania to EEC/EU
Theologian, with studies at the Pontificia Universita Antonianum, l’Istituto di Studi Ecumenici “San Bernardino”, Venezia, member of the Romanian Military Club for Euroatlantic Reflection
Economist, University Assistant, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, with expertise in international business negotiation, foreign trade techniques, European economic integration, international marketing, international stock exchanges
Student, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Faculty of International Business and Economics, ERASMUS+ Scholarship holder at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Faculté d’Économie et de Sciences Politiques, Team Leader in AIESEC, Former Intern at UNESCO Paris and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Romania, Global Volunteer for 2 months in Indonesia and Greece
Graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics; interested in neuroeconomics and passionate about biology, chemistry and physics
Mathematician, Professor, Ph.D., at the Romanian-American University, interested in mathematical modelling and informatics, physics, biology, economics, history, sociology, politics, philosophy, literature, music, theatre, cinematography, and fine arts
Associate Professor, Ph.D., Hab., Institute of Economics and Finance, University of Szczecin, Poland
President of the Visio Institute and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute; former senior fellow at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation and a Government Teaching Fellow at Georgetown University; PhD candidate in American Studies at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Political scientist and futurist, an alumni of École Nationale d’Administration (ENA), listed by Forbes Romania in the first national “30 under 30” edition; manager and entrepreneur with extensive public and private sector experience; with expertise in public administration reform, security and defense, international development
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, passionate about the recent development of the creative economy and culture
Lt. Gen. (ret.), Ph.D., Member of the Romanian Academy, first and only Romanian cosmonaut, former First Head of the Romanian Space Agency, former Chairman of the Technical Subcommittee on the UN Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space, former President of the Association of Space Explorers, former Ambassador to the Russian Federation, current Vice President of the EURISC Foundation
Economist, Ph.D., Scientific Researcher at the Institute for World Economy, the Romanian Academy, with broad experience in macroeconomic analysis at top institutions in Portugal and Romania
Philologist, Lecturer, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, with research interests in literature and film, diaspora and migration, postcolonialism and Third World development, civilization and popular culture, politics and feminism
MA student, Business Communication in English program, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Philologist and psychoanalyst, Ph.D., CEO Global Arts; his meter-and-rhyme renditions of the 19th century Romanian ‘national’ poet Mihai Eminescu (UNESCO Year-2000-Poet-Of-The-Year) brought him the 'Eminescu' Gold Medal and election into the prestigious Romanian Writers Union
Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Bucharest since April 2014; previously Desk Officer for Hungary and Poland, Second Secretary at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv 2004-2008, leader of European Defence Team 2008-2010, Head of Climate Strategy Team 2010-2012, Head of Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament Team
Economist, Bachelor’s Degree from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, graduating as valedictorian, followed by a MA in economics and public policy, Sciences Po Paris
Economics student, Durham University, UK, with particular interests in macroeconomics and development economics
Expert with the Black Sea Academic Foundation, a Think Tank under the Romanian Academy; former Senior Editor for the daily newspaper "Ziua" in Bucharest, State Counselor in the Government of PM Radu Vasile, Director of the State Property Fund and diplomat in the Eastern space
Head of economic policy at the Swiss Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises; he teaches economics at the Nordakademie in Elmshorn, Germany, and also publishes regularly on Austrian Economics, Asia and international politics
PhD, Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of Socio-Political Research of the Russian Academy of Science
Foreign affairs analyst and author, with expertise in regional security, political Islam, and religious radicalism; political commentator for the Times of Israel, BBC Middle East Monitor, and policy analyst for Wikistrat Inc.; currently Research Fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan in Baku
Historian and journalist, specialized in international relations, co-author of books on the lives of Romanian monarchs
Economist, President and Co-Founder of the Ludwig von Mises Institute Romania, Assistant Professor at the International Business and Economics Department, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Research Assistant, Space Governance Research Group at Texas A&M University; MIA Candidate ’21 at the Bush School of Government and Public Service; Member of the Brazos Valley Chamber of Commerce with the Bush Board Fellows Program; Certificate of International Communication and Public Diplomacy Candidate at Texas A&M University
Economist, Assistant Professor, Ph. D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, mainly interested in international trade - theory and policy -, comparative economic systems and history of economic thought
Graduated from the Faculty of Cultural Studies, the Bucharest University, passionate about Asian food, culture of Japan, nature and Japanese language
Ph.D. in sociology; fellow of the Research Institute for Quality of Life of the Romanian Academy; research agenda primarily focused on social policy and social inclusion and the functioning of political power in Romanian capitalism; author of The Demographic Decline of Romania. What Is to Be Done? and Political Power in Romania: From Communism to the New Capitalism
Security researcher and analyst; graduate of the “Institute for Security, Defense and Peace” at the University of Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Macedonia; President of the Institute for Security and Peace Research “Carl von Clausewitz”
Economist, PhD, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Associate Chartered Economist, Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria, passionate about development economics, international business, and international diplomacy
PhD; Research Professor, Former Director of the Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade; Founder-President of the International Scientific Forum "Danube - River of Cooperation" (www.danube-cooperation.com); Assembly-Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
Student, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics, the Bachelor's program in Applied Modern Languages
Philologist, Lecturer, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, MA in English Language Education and Research Communication for Business and Economics (the Bucharest University of Economic Studies) and MA in Applied Linguistics (University of Bucharest)
Economist, working abroad, with a lifelong passion for military and security history, technology and contemporary issues. He runs the Romania Military.ro website, which can be accessed at www.rumaniamilitary.ro
Economist, B.A. from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Faculty of Management, and historian, B.A. from the University of Bucharest, Faculty of History
Geographer, Ph.D. in Geography, “Al. I. Cuza” University of Iași, Ph.D. in Economics and International Business, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies; interested in Geoeconomics, Regional Development, Political Geography and International Relations
Sales Consultant at ATIPIC Transfer Pricing; graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics; currently student at the same university, the Management of International Business Master’s Program; interested in international business, cultural development and music
Student, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, interested in marketing and communication
Journalist and sinologist, author of "Panda Diplomacy" and the upcoming book "The State in the XXIst century - The Chinese Model"; his personal website is dantomozei.ro
Economist, Associate Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute – Romania
Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, passionate about the evolution of civilization and the disruptive changes (technological and social) involved in the fourth industrial revolution, now accelerating
Research Fellow, Ph.D., Head of Department of International Security Studies at the Institute of International Politics and Economics in Belgrade; Editor-in-Chief of scientific journal Međunarodna politika (International Politics); main interests include US-Russia relations, Serbian foreign policy, nuclear weapons, IR theories
Student, freshman at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, passionate about philosophy (Friedrich Nietzsche, the School of Tradition), sports, history and overcoming myself; lustful for learning foreign languages and interpreting books of wisdom
Political scientist and legal expert, Professor, Ph.D., the National School of Political Science and Public Administration in Bucharest, teaching Administrative Law, founder of the Geopolitics of the East Association, which runs the website www.geopoliticaestului.ro
Vice President of the Lithuanian Free Market Institute, a think tank in Lithuania and 4Liberty.eu Network member.
Master student at the Faculty of International Business and Economics, Diplomacy in International Relations Program, interested in economy, history, religion and the arts
Engineer economist, Ph.D. candidate, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, specialized in management and implementation of projects with grants
Graduate in International Relations; interested in geopolitics; lived and studied for five years in Venezuela
Political scientist, expert at the European Institute of Romania, Studies and Analyses Unit, MA in European Comparative Political Studies from Babeș-Bolyai University and Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée
DsocSc Candidate at the University of Lapland (Finland) and Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Law, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia); research interests include contemporary political empires, Europe’s interactions with the Asia-Pacific, the EU and its neighborhood, the Belt and Road Initiative, and neo-regionalism
Senior Researcher II, Technical Director and member of the Scientific Council of the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics ICI, Bucharest; Ph.D. in Military Sciences and Information, being both a lawyer and a nuclear physics engineer, with extensive experience in the field of national security
Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Maribor, Croatia; CEO of Trading Club LLC and Founder of Loti Trading LLC; with vast experience in finance portofolio management and deep interest in political philosophy applied to (inter)national policymaking
Romanian jurist, specializing in public international law, interested in history, security and international relations, member of the Romanian Military Club for Euro-Atlantic Reflection
Conflict Researcher at the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research; studies include international business and economics at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and law at the University of Bucharest
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Economist, Associate Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, with expertise in labour market, institutions and state-owned enterprises, behavioural analysis, clientelism, and social movements
Professor of Economics at the ESSEC Business School and research fellow at the THEMA (CNRS) research center. He holds a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Paris II (Panthéon Assas), a HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) from University of Paris I (La Sorbonne), and is widely recognized as having special expertise in the theory of expectations and the analysis of informational inefficiencies, which he has applied to various fields including financial and exchange rate crises, monetary and public debt policies, research management, defense economics, labor contracts and managerial behavior.
Student at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics
Economist, Professor, Ph.D., the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Executive Director of the Research Centre in International Business and Economics
Financial Service Admin at Honeywell; graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Faculty of International Business and Economics; currently student at the same university, the Management of International Business Master’s Program
Economist, graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and MS candidate at the same institution, interested in the economics and politics of the European Union
Officer in Hellenic Army, graduate of Hellenic Military Academy, Bachelor in Military Science and Mathematical models of asymmetric threat prediction, M.Sc. Operational Research and Analysis, studying geopolitics, global governance and big data analysis
IT Engineer by trade, passioned by military and security history, technology and contemporary issues. He is a primary contributor to the Romania Military.ro website, which can be accessed at www.rumaniamilitary.ro
Ph.D. in history and in sociology, world-renowned author, successful businessman and real estate investor
Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Institute of European Studies, within the China Academy of Social Sciences; Director of the China-CEEC Think Tank Exchange and Cooperation Network
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