Founding and Honorary Director
Dr Hugo Meijer
CNRS Research Fellow
Sciences Po, Center for International Studies (CERI) 
Research themes: war, peace, diplomacy, biocultural evolution, deep history
About
The People
Our Board members advise and steer the organisation, notably through thematic Working Groups (WG). The support team handles day-to-day operations.
Leadership
Co-Director
Prof. Chiara Ruffa
Professor of Political Science
Sciences Po, Center for International Studies (CERI)
Research themes: Multilateralism on the ground, Peacekeeping, Civil-military relations, Political sociology, Fieldwork.
Co-Director
Dr Moritz Weiss
Senior lecturer
LMU Munich 
Research themes: International security, governance of new technologies, political economy of defense industries, cybersecurity, platform power
Treasurer
Dr Marie Robin
Assistant Professor of War Studies
Leiden University 
Research themes: Revenge in international relations, Strategic use of emotions, Evolution of conflictuality, Ethics of war.
Board Members
Board Member
Prof. Nicolas Blarel
Associate Professor of International Relations and Director of Studies
Leiden University
Research themes: Foreign Policy Analysis, Politics of migration governance, International politics of South Asia.
Board Member
Prof. Antonio Calcara
Professor
Vrije Universiteit Brussels 
Research themes: European Security and Defence, Defence Industry, Political Economy.
Board Member
Dr Julia Carver
Assistant Professor
Leiden University
Research themes: Foreign policymaking, Strategic concepts, Emerging digital technologies.
Board Member
Prof. Silvia D’Amato
Associate Professor
James Madison University 
Research themes: Terrorism, Political Violence and War, Peace and Justice.
Board Member
Prof. Filip Ejdus
Professor of Security Studies
Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade 
Research themes: Identity, memory, and emotions, International interventions, Civil-military relations, Security sector reform.
Board Member
Dr Eliza Gheorghe
Assistant Professor
Bilkent University 
Research themes: nuclear proliferation, extended nuclear deterrence, nuclear non-proliferation regime, nuclear security
Board Member Events Coordinator
Dr John N.T. Helferich
College Lecturer in International Relations
University of Oxford 
Research themes: Foreign Policy Analysis, European Security, Political Psychology, Research Methods
Board Member
Prof. Marina Henke
Professor of International Relations and Director of the Centre for International Security
Hertie School
Research themes: Intervention decision-making, Nuclear security, U.S. and European Grand Strategy.
Board Member
Alisa Kerschbaum
Research Grant Advisor
University of Amsterdam
Research themes: Global affairs, International Peace & Security, Environmental security.
Board Member Technology Coordinator
Dr Arthur Laudrain
Team Lead and Senior Researcher
ETH Zurich - Center for Security Studies 
Research themes: election interference, disinformation, subversion
Board Member
Dr Chiara Libiseller
Lecturer in Strategic Studies
King’s College London
Research themes: Knowledge production on war, Changing character of war, Impact of technology on the theory and practice of war.
Board Member
Prof. Revecca Pedi
Associate Professor of International Relations
University of Macedonia 
Research themes: International relations of small states, Theories of international relations, International relations and the European Union.
Board Member
Prof. Olivier Schmitt
Head of Research
Institute for Military Operations, Royal Danish Defence College 
Research themes: Military Operations, Alliances, Transformation.
Board Member
Dr Tim Sweijs
Director of Research
The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
Research themes: Warfare (past, present, future), Strategy, Coercion, Deterrence, Emerging technologies.
Board Member
Dr Sanne Verschuren
Assistant Professor of International Security
Boston University
Research themes: Domestic determinants of security policy, Role of ideas, norms, and institutions in national security decision-making.
Support Staff
Support Staff Communications Coordinator
Eugenio Sanchez
PhD Candidate in International Relations
Sciences Po Paris
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People who have shaped EISS over the years: former board members, support staff, and interns. They remain part of our wider European security studies network.
Board Member
Sarka Kolmasova
Deputy Head & Assistant Professor
Department of International Relations and European Studies, Metropolitan University Prague 
Research themes: Norms, Military Interventions, Responsibility to Protect, Human Rights in International Politics.
Board Member
Prof. Marco Wyss
Professor of International History and Security
Lancaster University
Research themes: Cold War, African and European defence, Neutrality.