István Kiss, political scientist and international relations expert. He obtained his BA and MA degrees at Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, and at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Currently he is working on his PhD at his alma mater. From 2013 to 2018, he worked at the Századvég Foundation, first as a research fellow, then as a senior research fellow. Formerly, he held the position of political adviser in the Prime Minister’s Office of Hungary. He is the executive director of the Budapest-based think tank, the Danube Institute.