Matej Kandrík
Matej is a cofounder of Adapt Institute and a PhD candidate in Political Science with a specialisation in Security and Strategic Studies at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia. In 2016 he did a research stay at the National Defence University of Poland.
Alexandra Fratrič
Alexandra holds a Master of Arts in Sales and Marketing from the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, a Master of Science in International Business Development from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University in Russia,
Beside her work for the Adapt Institute, Alexandra is also the Project Coordinator for the Defence & Security Stream at GLOBSEC. Her previous work experience includes participation in the Blue Book Program at the European Commission, where she focused on enhancing EU-US cooperation in technology standards and preventing the misuse of technologies that threaten security and human rights. Prior to that, she worked at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, managing numerous artificial intelligence and innovation projects funded by the EU.
Michaela Dubóczi
Michaela gained her PhD in Political Science at the Department of Political Science at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice. She completed an internship at the Office of the President of the Slovak Republic at the Foreign Policy
Viliam Ostatník
Viliam Ostatník, Ph.D., is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Political Science at the Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia. In his doctoral research, he focused on the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU (CFSP),
Matúš Jevčák
PhD student in political science specializing in security and strategic studies at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. In his research, he focuses primarily on Turkey and the neighboring regions. In the past, he was an intern at the Institute for Security
Jana Kleščová
Graduated in International Trade and European Integration with a focus on disinformation and hybrid warfare at the University of Economics in Prague. As part of her master’s degree, she participated in the Master of International Studies
Peter Dubóczi
Peter Dubóczi, PhD. currently lectures at the Department of Political Science at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice. His research focuses on issues related to contemporary challenges of liberal
Juraj Bystrianský
He is currently in the concluding year of his undergraduate studies in political science at the University of Amsterdam, specialising in International Relations. His key academic interests include exploring the emergence of populism and its worldwide implications.
Emma Dvorščáková
Emma is a Master’s student of Security Studies at the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica. During her Bachelor’s studies in International Relations, she completed two student mobilities
Tomáš Iliev
Tomáš Iliev is a graduate of the Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts and is currently enrolled in a foreign university. He is a co-founder of a think tank-that specialises in the Balkans and security, with a particular focus on the Middle East,
Bianka Niňajová
Bianka is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in European Studies at Comenius
University in Bratislava. She successfully completed an Erasmus exchange
program in Tallinn, Estonia, during her studies. For several months, she was
Stanislav Šturdík
Student of the Master’s programme in International Relations at Masaryk University. In his research, he focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Horn of Africa, as well as the growing soft power of the Gulf States. He has completed internships at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Kenya and at the Defence and Security Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.