Dr. Sotiris Serbos is an Associate Professor of International Politics at Democritus University of Thrace and Senior Foreign Policy Advisor at PASOK-Kinima Allagis, in Greece. Born in Thessaloniki in 1976, he graduated as a full-scholarship student of Anatolia College. He studied International Relations at the University of Macedonia (BA), the London School of Economics & Political Science (MSc) and the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (PhD). Awards for academic excellence include scholarships from the State Scholarships Foundation (ΙΚΥ). He has worked as scientific director for policy planning, special adviser in the Hellenic Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Economy & Finance and Macedonia - Thrace. His policy experience includes consulting memberships at Gerson Lehrman Group’s Policy & Economics Council. Before joining Democritus University, he taught Public Administration and Policy at the Hellenic Open University and International Relations at the American College of Thessaloniki. For the academic year 2014-2015, he was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pittsburgh’s EU Center of Excellence. Serbos’ research interests focus on foreign policy analysis (Turkey, US, EU), European integration and transatlantic relations.