Stivachtis, Yannis

Yannis A. Stivachtis is a professor of political science and the Jean Monnet Chair at Virginia Tech. He also serves as associate department chair, director of the International Studies Program, and university coordinator for the Diplomacy Lab program. He was recently awarded the Jean Monnet Chair in recognition of excellence in European Union Studies by the European Commission — Education, Audiovisual and Cultural Executive Agency (EACEA).

His research and teaching interests include the European Union’s strategy, external relations, and interior policies; European organizations; the evolution of international society; international and world order; the study of regional international system/society in Europe, Eurasia, and the Middle East; and international security.

Stivachtis is currently the editor of the Critical European Studies book series (Routledge) and co-editor of the Athens Journal for Mediterranean Studies. His current service includes director of the Center for European and Mediterranean Affairs; vice-chair of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships Program of the European Commission-Research Executive Agency; Advisory Board member of the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies, Bellevue University; and senior advisor of the Research Institute for European and American Studies.