The author has a PhD in History, is RIAC (Russian International Affairs Council) expert and research fellow at CESRAN (Centre for Strategic Research and Analysis). He is PhD candidate at MGIMO University and holds a MA degree in Politics and Economics in Eurasia from the same institute. He is interested in Great Powers Rivalry, Russian Foreign Policy and Fear in International Politics, being a defender of Realism in International Relations. He launched ReThinking Europe, a regional non-profit, non-partisan and politically independent think tank, based in Tîrgu-Mureş, Romania. ReThinking Europe's work focuses on the following topics: European Politics and Health Security.