Licínia Simão is a researcher at the Centre for Social Studies and a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Her research interests include foreign policy, security, and EU relations with former-Soviet regions. Her latest publications include 'The European Neighbourhood Policy in the Eastern Region', published in East European Politics (with Elena Korosteleva and Michal Natorski, 2013).
Rémi Piet is Assistant Professor of International Affairs and Political Economy at Qatar University. His area of expertise includes energy security, environmental policy Russian foreign policy. His recent publications include Shifting Priorities in Russia's Foreign and Security Policy (with Roger Kanet, 2014).