Minas Stravopodis is a Policy Analyst with special focus on International Relations, Political Sociology, and European Affairs.

He is a PhD candidate in International Relations & Political Sociology at Panteion University of Political & Social Sciences in Athens, while he holds a Master in War Studies from King’s College London, and a Bachelor’s in international & European Studies from University of Piraeus. His PhD research is focused on the creation of a new typology, the “Nation-state Resilience Typology”, by assessing the Balkan region as case study.

He has worked as a Political Advisor on issues related to Greek National Security, European Policies, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law. He has also been a researcher in various Research Centers and Think Tanks. In the past, he has also worked as a Schuman Trainee in the Foreign Affairs Committee at the European Parliament.

Last but not least, Minas Stravopodis is an Author, as he has published his first literary book in October 2021. It is a socio-political novel under the title “The Rebel of the Abyss” and it raises serious concerns of the rise of the far-right wing in Europe and the Western World.