Antonios Nestoras

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Antonios Nestoras is a Greek academic, policy expert. Founder and Director of the European Policy Innovation Council (EPIC), who previously served as Deputy Executive Director of the European Liberal Forum (ELF) and adjunct professor at the Brussels School of Governance (VUB). [1] [2] [3] [4] 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. [2]

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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. [5] 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. [5]

Dr. Nestoras is an adjunct professor at the Brussels School of Governance at VUB, where he teaches geopolitics and technopolitics. [6] 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. [7] [8] [9] [10] [3] [11]

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. [12] He is a frequent speaker and contributor to discussions on the EU's geopolitical challenges, including relations with the Western Balkans. [13] 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. [14]

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. [15]

Participation in European Elections 2024

In 2024, Dr. Nestoras was a candidate in the European Parliament elections, representing the Democrats (DIMOKRATES) party. [16] His campaign focused on addressing the EU’s geopolitical challenges, particularly in defense, security, and strategic autonomy. Nestoras emphasized the EU's role in maintaining stability in a volatile global environment, advocating for a stronger defense and security framework to ensure the Union's ability to respond effectively to emerging threats. [17] His candidacy also received attention for promoting a forward-looking vision of the EU’s role on the global stage, combining commitments to sovereignty, technological leadership, and cooperative multilateralism. [18]

In addition to security, his candidacy highlighted the need for enhanced EU integration processes and policies to address pressing socio-economic issues; he advocated for a balanced approach to the EU Green Deal, calling for policies that achieve climate goals while ensuring social equity and economic sustainability. [19] His efforts to communicate these priorities were reflected in televised debates, interviews, and public engagements during the election campaign. [20] [21] [22]

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. [23] [24]

Selected Works

References

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  2. 1 2 "Antonios Nestoras". Visegrad Insight. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  3. 1 2 "Antonios Nestoras". scholar.google.be. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  4. ↑ "ELF welcomes new Executive Director". ALDE Party. Archived from the original on 2024-11-28. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  5. 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.
  6. ↑ "MA course descriptions | BSoG". www.brussels-school.be. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Dr. Antonios Nestoras". Liberal International. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  8. ↑ "Antonios Nestoras". Green European Journal. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  9. ↑ "Dr Antonios Nestoras". Modern Diplomacy. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  10. ↑ "Antonios Nestoras". Martens Centre. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Editorial Board - Future Europe Journal". feu-journal.eu. 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  13. ↑ rharberger (2022-04-13). "Dr. Antonios Nestoras". LibertyCon Europe. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "European Policy Innovation Council - This Think Tank is EPIC". www.epic-eu.org. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  16. ↑ "Λοβέρδος: Οι πρώτοι 14 υποψήφιοι ευρωβουλευτές των «Δημοκρατών» | Ημερησία". www.imerisia.gr (in Greek). 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  17. ↑ "ΕΛΙΑΜΕΠ | Ανοιχτή εκδήλωση: Άμυνα και Ασφάλεια της Ε.Ε. σε ένα ασταθές γεωπολιτικό περιβάλλον" (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  18. ↑ "Τι κάνει τέλος πάντων η Ευρώπη για εμάς; Ο Αντώνης Νέστορας, υποψήφιος ευρωβουλευτής, απαντά". HuffPost Greece (in Greek). 2024-06-02. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  19. ↑ Κουνέλη, Δήμητρα (2024-05-28). "Η Πράσινη Συμφωνία της ΕΕ και η Ανάγκη για Κοινωνική Δικαιοσύνη". topontiki.gr. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  20. ↑ THESSALIAN RADIO TELEVISION SA (2024-05-29). Ο Υποψήφιος Ευρωβουλευτής με τους "ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΕΣ" Αντώνης Νέστορας στην TRT 290524 . Retrieved 2025-07-14– via YouTube.
  21. ↑ DION Τηλεόραση Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας (2024-05-21). Η απόφαση διεκδίκησης θέσης στο Ημικύκλιο | Ξεκινάμε Μαζί | 21/05/2024 . Retrieved 2025-07-14– via YouTube.
  22. ↑ ΒΕΡΓΙΝΑ ΤΗΛΕΟΡΑΣΗ (2024-05-22). ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΣ ΝΕΣΤΟΡΑΣ - ΤΑ ΛΕΜΕ 22/05/24 . Retrieved 2025-07-14– via YouTube.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. ↑ vivi (2024-04-15). "Οι υποψήφιοι ευρωβουλευτές των ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΩΝ του Α.Λοβέρδου". Δημοκράτες (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  25. ↑ Nestoras, Antonios (2024). Renewing Europe. A How-to-Guide for EU Policy Makers (PDF). European Liberal Forum. ISBN   978-2-39067-070-4.
  26. ↑ 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
  27. ↑ Nestoras, Antonios (2021-12-02), "Analysing Geopolitical Myths: Towards a Method for Analytic Geopolitics", Geopolitics and International Relations, Brill Nijhoff, pp. 194–218, ISBN   978-90-04-43208-6 , retrieved 2025-07-14
  28. ↑ Nestoras, Antonios (2021-04-26). "Place-identity and renewed materialism in geopolitics: towards an analytical approach?" . SN Social Sciences. 1 (5): 119. doi:10.1007/s43545-021-00120-x. ISSN   2662-9283.
  29. ↑ "The Common Security and Defence Policy: National Perspectives". www.gettextbooks.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
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