Antonios Nestoras

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Antonios Nestoras is a Greek academic, policy expert, Deputy Executive Director of the European Liberal Forum (ELF) and Funding Director of the European Policy Innovation Council. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Future Europe Journal. He is known for his work in geopolitics, European integration, and policy advocacy, as well as his contributions to academia and think tank activities within the European Union. [1] [2] [3]

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Academic Career

Antonios Nestoras completed his undergraduate studies in Greece before pursuing graduate education in the Netherlands, where he was awarded the Huygens Scholarship for International Talent at Leiden University. [4] He later earned a double doctoral degree in Social and Political Sciences from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the University of Antwerp (UA). His doctoral thesis, "Belonging to the West? Geopolitical Mythmaking in Modern Greece from the Enlightenment to the Euro-crisis," introduced the concept of Analytic Geopolitics, a historical-structural approach for analyzing geopolitical myths. The dissertation explored Greece's geopolitical alignment with Europe and the West, blending political myth and international relations theories. [4]

Dr. Nestoras is an adjunct professor at the Brussels School of Governance at VUB, where he teaches geopolitics and technopolitics. [5] His academic work focuses on international relations, European integration, and political myth. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and think-tank reports, contributing to the understanding of Greece’s geopolitical behavior and broader EU policy challenges. [6] [7] [8] [9] [3] [10]

Professional Career

As Deputy Executive Director of ELF, Dr. Nestoras oversees initiatives aimed at bridging the gap between academic research and policy-making, fostering dialogue among stakeholders, and advocating for liberal values across Europe. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Future Europe Journal and curates the Liberal Reads podcast, focusing on liberal perspectives on pressing European issues. [11] He is a frequent speaker and contributor to discussions on the EU's geopolitical challenges, including relations with the Western Balkans. [12] He has spoken about the EU's enlargement process, advocating for staged integration as a pragmatic approach to integrating Western Balkan countries. In an interview during a visit to Serbia, he emphasised the importance of Serbia’s leadership in the European integration process and addressed challenges such as geopolitical competition from Russia and China. [13]

In 2024, Dr. Nestoras was a candidate in the European Parliament elections, representing the Democrats (DIMOKRATES) party. [14] During the campaign, he emphasised the importance of EU defence and security in a volatile geopolitical environment, advocating for the EU's strategic autonomy and enhanced integration processes. [15] [16]

In 2024 he co-funded the European Policy Innovation Council, a think tank focused on tackling Europe’s most pressing challenges in innovative ways such as digital storytelling, research-driven events, and influencer partnerships. [17]

Books

Dr. Nestoras is the author of Belonging to the West: Geopolitical Myths and Identity in Modern Greece (2024), published as part of the Geopolitics and International Relations series. The book examines Greece’s enduring quest for European belonging and introduces Analytical Geopolitics as a new framework for understanding international relations. [18]

He also authored the chapter "The View from Europe’s Borders: Greece and the CSDP as a Security Provider" in the book The Common Security and Defence Policy: National Perspectives (2015), edited by Daniel Fiott and others. The book explores various national perspectives on the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). [19]

Sources

  1. ↑ "EU Bubble Insider with Antonios Nestoras". www.euinsider.eu. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  2. ↑ "Antonios Nestoras". Visegrad Insight. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  3. 1 2 "Antonios Nestoras". scholar.google.be. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  4. 1 2 Pijpen, Ilya (2020-02-21). "Antonios Nestoras defends his doctoral thesis on Greece's Belonging to the West". CSDS. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  5. ↑ "MA course descriptions | BSoG". www.brussels-school.be. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Dr. Antonios Nestoras". Liberal International. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Antonios Nestoras". Green European Journal. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  8. ↑ "Dr Antonios Nestoras". Modern Diplomacy. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  9. ↑ "Antonios Nestoras". Martens Centre. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  10. ↑ "Antonios NESTORAS | Head of Unit | European Liberal Forum | ELf | Policy and Research Unit". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  11. ↑ "Editorial Board - Future Europe Journal". feu-journal.eu. 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  12. ↑ rharberger (2022-04-13). "Dr. Antonios Nestoras". LibertyCon Europe. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  13. ↑ ": Директор ЕЛФ Антониос Несторас: ЕУ неће бити комплетна без Србије и осталих земаља Западног Балкана. Верујем да су Срби Европљани. Процес проширења не функционише како су се сви надали". Нова српска политичка мисао (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  14. ↑ "Λοβέρδος: Οι πρώτοι 14 υποψήφιοι ευρωβουλευτές των «Δημοκρατών» | Ημερησία". www.imerisia.gr (in Greek). 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  15. ↑ "Ευρωπαϊκές Εκλογές 2024: Η κρισιμότητα της Άμυνας και της Ασφάλειας της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης σε ένα ρευστό γεωπολιτικό περιβάλλον". www.amna.gr. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  16. ↑ vivi (2024-04-15). "Οι υποψήφιοι ευρωβουλευτές των ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΩΝ του Α.Λοβέρδου". Δημοκράτες (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  17. ↑ "European Policy Innovation Council - This Think Tank is EPIC". www.epic-eu.org. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  18. ↑ Nestoras, Antonios (2023-11-13), "Belonging to the West: Geopolitical Myths and Identity in Modern Greece: A Study of Analytical Geopolitics", Belonging to the West: Geopolitical Myths and Identity in Modern Greece, Brill Nijhoff, ISBN   978-90-04-68690-8 , retrieved 2024-12-21
  19. ↑ "The Common Security and Defence Policy: National Perspectives". www.gettextbooks.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-21.

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