Koen Claessen is a recent graduate of the International Master in Central and East European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, a joint programme of the University of Glasgow, the University of Tartu, and Ilia State University in Tbilisi. He holds a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Leiden University, with a specialization in Russian and Eurasian Studies. His research interests include connectivity and issues of security in the South Caucasus and Azerbaijani foreign policy.
