International Programs -WSI Brussels

The Brussels office, established in 2000, continues to follow and analyze the security policies of the European Union and its individual member states, and serves as a source of defense expertise to media and decision-makers in EU institutions, EU member states, and the United States.The Brussels office advises members of the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of the European Union on external security-related matters.

Tomas Valasek, director of the Brussels office, frequently organizes briefings and discussions aimed at exploring issues on the European defense agenda. He also advises the Slovak Foreign and Defense ministries, serves on the editorial boarld of Bezpecnoste analyzy (Security Analyses) and works as guest lecturer at the Comenius University in Bratislava and as a defense and foreign policy analyst for the Czech language edition of the Britsih Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

In September 2004, the Brussels office published Easternization of Europe's Security Policy, co-edited by Mr. Valasek and Olga Gyarfasova.

Residence Palace
Block C -3rd Floor, #3215
Rue de la Loi
1040 Brussels
Belgium

Phone: +32 (0)2 235 2418
E-mail: tvalasek@worldsecurityinstitute.org