Matej Šimalčík

Matej Šimalčík is executive director at the Institute of Asian Studies in Bratislava. He graduated in law and International Relations. As part of his Master in International Relations, he studied at the Tsinghua University in Beijing (2016). He is interested in Chinese foreign and security policy, strategic culture, Chinese influence in Europe, as well as regional security dynamics. Previously he worked for the Slovak chapter of Transparency International. (picture : Matej Šimalčík)