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Chris Downes

Dr Chris Downes is a Guest Lecturer at the Brussels School of International Studies, University of Kent. He holds an MA in European Politics from the University of Brussels (1996) and and LLM in International Law from the University of … Continue reading

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Robert Bray

Robert Bray started his career with the European Institutions as a lawyer/linguist, first at the Court of Justice and later at the European Parliament. Since 1999 he is a Principal Administrator at the European Parliament, since 2006 attached to the … Continue reading

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Moritz Pieper

Moritz Pieper started his PhD studies in International Relations at BSIS in September 2012. He earned a BA in European Studies from Maastricht University (2010), an MA in International Relations from the University of Kent, Canterbury (2012) and an MA … Continue reading

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John Heieck

John Heieck began his studies at the BSIS in September 2012 as a full-time PhD research student in the International Law program. Previously, John earned his Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from the University of Notre Dame (US), Juris Doctor … Continue reading

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Erol Kalkan

Erol Kalkan began his PhD studies in International Relations at the Brussels School of International Studies in 2008. Previously, he earned his BA at the Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey, and a MA in Comparative Politics at the University of York, … Continue reading

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John Kotsopoulos

John Kotsopoulos recently completed his PhD in International Relations. His doctoral dissertation, entitled “Do Perceptions Matter? Negotiating EU-Africa Relations”, assessed the role of perceptions and individual agency in an asymmetrical negotiation process.  His case study was the Joint Africa-EU Strategy. … Continue reading

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Chris Napoli

Currently reading for a PhD at the Brussels School of International Studies as well as assisting with the delivery of the Masters programmes and teaching undergraduates at Vesalius College in Brussels.

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Tomislava Penkova

Tomislava Penkova started her PhD studies in International Relations at BSIS in January 2011. She earned a MA in International Relations and a LLM in Law both from the State University of Milan (Italy) and she specialized in Russia’s Foreign … Continue reading

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Chieh Hsu

Currently reading for a PhD at the Brussels School of International Studies as well as assisting with the delivery of the Masters programmes and teaching undergraduates at Vesalius College in Brussels.

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Mahmoud Sharei

Mahmoud (Shahriar) Sharei is a doctorate researcher in international law at Kent Law School and BISIS.  He holds a MS degree in Computer Science, as well as a LLM degree, in Public International Law (dissertation: The Legality of Nuclear Weapons) … Continue reading

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