Nadia Arbatova (Alexandrova-Arbatova) holds a PhD in Political Sciences and is currently Head of Department on European Political Studies at the Institute for World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Sciences. She is also Director of the Discussion Forum “European Dialogues”, Vice-President of the Russian Pugwash Committee, a Member of Council on Foreign and Defense Policy and author of numerous publications. Her professional interests include: international relations, European integration, ENP, the EU-Russia relations, European security, Russian foreign policy, conflict prevention.