About EPI
Scholars and practitioners bringing deep regional expertise and policy experience to EPI's work.

Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor · Dean, Faculty of International Relations
Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk, Ukraine
Department of International Relations; Guarantor of the educational and scientific program "International Relations and Strategic Communications of Ukraine and the EU"
Antonina Mykolaivna Shuliak is a Ukrainian political scientist, Doctor of Political Sciences, and Professor. She serves as Dean of the Faculty of International Relations at Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University in Lutsk, Ukraine, and as Professor of the Department of International Relations. She is the guarantor of the educational and scientific program "International Relations and Strategic Communications of Ukraine and the EU."
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Dottore di Ricerca in Political Science · Vice President, ESGA
Experts for Security and Global Affairs (ESGA), Romania
University of Naples Federico II (Department of Political Science)
Mr. Cătălin-Gabriel Done holds the academic title of Dottore di Ricerca in Political Science, awarded by the University of Naples Federico II (Department of Political Science), and serves as Vice President of Experts for Security and Global Affairs (ESGA), Romania. An expert in Nordic security and cooperation, his research focuses on regional cooperation frameworks in the Nordic area, analysing structures such as the Nordic Council, Arctic Council, NORDEFCO, Joint Expeditionary Force, BEAC, Arctic Five/5+5, and the Multinational Nordic Battle Group, as well as the European integration project of the Scandinavian states. His research interests include regional security, Russia–Scandinavian relations, Russia–EU dynamics, religious diplomacy, and cross-border and local regional cooperation and integration initiatives within the Nordic space.

PhD in Political Science · Lecturer, Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava
BucPress Media Center, Chernivtsi · Institute of Political Studies and Social Capital, Chernivtsi
President & Editor-in-Chief, BucPress Media Center · Director, Institute of Political Studies and Social Capital
Marin Gherman is a political scientist, journalist, and writer. He is a lecturer at Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava in Romania and President and Editor-in-Chief of the BucPress Media Center in Chernivtsi. He is also Director of the Institute of Political Studies and Social Capital in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, and holds a PhD in Political Science. He is a member of the Scientific and Expert Council of the international network Erasmus Expertise in Paris and Editor-in-Chief of the ICR magazine Glasul Bucovinei / The Voice of Bukovina (Chernivtsi–Bucharest).
Candidate of Political Sciences · Associate Professor
Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University (Ukraine)
Department of International Relations and Public Communications · Head, Center for Romanian Studies
Liubov Melnychuk is a Ukrainian political scientist, Candidate of Political Sciences, and Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations and Public Communications, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University. She heads the university's Center for Romanian Studies and specializes in Ukraine–Romania–Moldova regional cooperation, cultural diplomacy, cultural memory, and humanitarian cooperation between Ukraine and Romania.
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Lecturer & Legal Scholar · Managing Editor, Jurnal Analisis Hukum
Universitas Pendidikan Nasional (Undiknas), Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Faculty of Law · Manager of International Relations and Journal Publication, Undiknas International Office
Febriansyah Ramadhan is a lecturer and legal scholar at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Pendidikan Nasional (Undiknas), Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. He holds a doctorate in constitutional law and works in the fields of constitutional studies, constitutional law, human rights law, Islam and politics, and Turkish studies. He is an advocate who has been actively involved in human rights advocacy in Indonesia. He is also listed as Managing Editor of Jurnal Analisis Hukum, published by Undiknas, and serves as Manager of International Relations and Journal Publication at the Undiknas International Office.
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