Analysing international policy processes and Lithuania’s role in them

Adam Roževič

Policy Analyst
Biography

Adam Roževič is a senior area manager specializing in NATO, defense, and deterrence policy. He is responsible for GSSC’s research and analysis directions, ensures the distribution of publications, coordinates high-level events, and contributes to the organization’s smooth operations as well as research on security and defense topics.

Adam also regularly comments on and writes about foreign and security policy issues in various media outlets. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in international relations from Vilnius University and has also studied at the University of Warsaw and Newcastle University.

He is fluent in Lithuanian, Polish, English, and Russian. He actively participates in the Polish Discussion Club, VU TSPMI Corporation Republica, and other civil society initiatives.

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