Mykhailo Samus

Mykhailo Samus is an experienced researcher in international relations, national resilience, and new-generation warfare and has 20 years of experience in media, security and defence analysis, and consultancy. Mr Samus started his career as a journalist at Defense Express and then as the editor-in-chief of the Export Control Newsletter magazine. Later, he became the deputy director of the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies (CACDS). He was the founder of the EU CACDS office in Prague and was responsible for the coordination of its international activities, regional sections, and projects with NATO and the EU. He was a member of the editorial board of the CACDS Analytical Bulletin Challenges and Risks. Currently, Mr Samus heads The New Geopolitics Research Network, an independent and nonpartisan initiative. In 2024, he co-founded the Consortium for Defence Information. Mykhailo Samus served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces for 12 years.