Matúš Halás Senior Researcher

Matúš Halás works as a Senior Researcher at IIR and member of the Centre for European Politics. He studied international relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague (Ph.D.) and political science at the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava (Mgr.). In the past, he worked as a lecturer at the Baltic Defense College in Estonia (2016-2018), editor of the scientific section of the SME journal (2015) and assistant professor at the Institute of European Studies and International Relations in Bratislava (2011-2015). His professional interests include deterrence theory, strategic studies, NATO and European security, critical geopolitics and game theory.