Department of International Relations, Faculty of International Relations, Political Science and Sociology, Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University. 2 Vsevoloda Zmienko, Odesa, Ukraine, 65082.

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Courses: 1) Foreign Policy of Ukraine. 2) History of International Relations, 3000 BC – mid. of 17th century AC (till September 2024); 3) Ukraine in the System of International Security 4) The EU Policy towards the Mediterranean Region; 5) The EU policy towards the Black and Mediterranean Sea region; 6) Conflict studies (since February 2025).

• 2018 – Associated Professor, Department of International Relations.
• 2001 – 2017 – Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations
• 2014 – PhD in Political Sciences, Specialty «Political Problems of International Systems and Global Development»
• 2001 – Senior Research Fellow, Center for International Studies, Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University
• 2001 – MA, specialty «International Relations» (Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University).

List of main publications

• Russia’s Policy Towards the Mediterranean Region. In Brusylovska, O., Erdogan, S. & Irrera, D. (eds.). Multinational Regionalism in the Mediterranean: Actors and Challenges. Odesa: Astroprint, 2024.
• Russian dr. Strangelove or how Moscow never stopped loving the bomb: Russia's approach to deterrence. International and Political Studies. Interpolis. 2024. №38. Р. 275-287. (in co-authorship with P. Sinovets).
• The impact of Russia’s propaganda on security perceptions in Romania and Bulgaria. European Political Science: Symposium. May 2024.
  https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-024-00478-5 (in co-authorship with G. Grabina).
• Nuclear threat in Russia’s war against Ukraine: the IAEA and the EU position. Politicus. 2024. 1. P. 160-167.
• Nuclear Deterrence in Russia’s War on Ukraine: the Credibility Dilemma. Russia’s War on Ukraine. The Implications for the Global Nuclear order / Ed. By Aderito Vicente, Polina Sinovets, Julien Theron. Springer Nature Switzerland, AG 2023. P.141-152. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32221-1_10. (in co-authorship with P. Sinovets).
• The Impact of Russia’s War against Ukraine on Finland and Sweden’s Decision to Join NATO: Effects on the Global Nuclear Order. Russia’s War on Ukraine: The Implications for the Global Nuclear Order. / Ed. by Aderito, V., Sinovets, P., Theron, J.. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2023. P. 229-246. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32221-1_16. (in co-authorship with A. Vicente, M.A. Alkış).
• Russia’s Strategy in the Black and Mediterranean Seas: Challenges of 2022 and Beyond. // Crisis of the Modern International Security System: Ukrainian Peace Formula. Proceedings of the international scientific conference. (Lviv, April 21, 2023) / Edited by: Malskyy M., Vovk R., Kuchyk O. Lviv: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. 2023.
• Nuclear Security in Ukraine and the Black Sea Region: New Threats, New Risks, New Consequences. SIPRI Research Policy Paper. 2023. March. https://doi.org/10.55163/OIPI2439 (in co-authorship with V. Fedchenko, P. Sinovets, W. Wilfred).
• Analysis of the media discourse on the 2022 war in Ukraine: The case of Russia. // Regional Science Policy & Practice. Special Issue: Ukraine: Geopolitical Realities and Regional Development Perspectives. 2022 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/rsp3.12579 (in co-authorship with O. Brusylovska).
•  Regional Approaches to Strengthening the Eastern Flank of NATO: Case of Poland and Romania. In Sinovets, P. & Alberque W. (eds.). Arms Control and Europe. New Challenges and Prospects for Strategic Stability. Springer, 2022. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-03891-4_15  
•  Ukraine’s Contribution to the Soviet Union’s Nuclear Programme. In Sinovets, P. (ed.). Ukraine’s Nuclear History. A Non-Proliferation Perspective. Springer, 2022. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-90661-0_2 (in co-authorship)
•  Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine. In Sinovets, P. (ed.). Ukraine’s Nuclear History. A NonProliferation Perspective. Springer, 2022. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-90661-0_3 (in co-authorship)
•  Security assurances: Current challenges and implications for the future. EUNPD Policy Paper, 2022. http://odcnp.com.ua/ukraine-and-npt-regime/247-security-assurances-current- challenges-and-implications-for-the-future
• Security assurances: Current challenges and implications for the future. EUNPD Policy Paper, 2022. The EU Ad Hoc Seminar of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium "War in Ukraine: The impact on the international security architecture: nonproliferation, disarmament, arms control, export controls". May 16-17, 2022, Brussels, Belguim. URL: http://odcnp.com.ua/ukraine-and-npt-regime/247-security-assurances-currentchallenges-and-implications-for-the-future
• - The Russian roulette: the Kremlin’s escalation strategy in the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review. 2021. V. 19, Is. 1 (in co-authorship with P. Sinovets and M. Skrypnyk).
• Relations between Ukraine and Romania: the impact of the EU and Russia’s policy. In Historical Yearbook 2021. V. 18, N. XVIII. 
• Східне партнерство. У Європейський Союз у міжнародних відносинах: навч. посіб. / В. В. Копійка, С. О. Маковський, М. А. Миронова ; за заг. ред. В. В. Копійки. – К.: ВПЦ «Київський університет», 2021. (in co-authorship with D. Kuzmin).
• Безпекове cпівробітництво ЄС з Україною в умовах гібридних викликів та загроз. У Акторність ЄС в часи COVID-19 та політика щодо сусідів: матеріали круглого столу, Одеса, 4 серпня 2021 / ОНУ імені І. І. Мечникова; ГО «Сприяння між культ. Співробітництву» ; за заг. ред.  Брусилоської О. І. Одеса: Феніксв, 2021. 
• US withdrawal from the open skies treaty: consequences for international security and stability. International and Political Studies. 2021. Vol. 34. (in co-authorship with V. Matuyzo).
• EU Policy Towards the Black Sea Region: Clash of Interests, Responsibility and Threats. In Black Sea Region in World Policy: Actors, Factors, and Scenarios of Future. Ed. By O. Brusylovska, I. Koval, V. Dubovyk. Odesa, Odesa Mechnikov National University, 2020. 
• Prospects of Regional Cooperation in the Black Sea: In search of New Paradigm. In Crisis of Current Security System. International Conference Papers, Lviv, September 25, 2020.  
• East-West Borders: Possibilities of Poland’s and Romania’s CBC with Ukraine In Old Borders – New Challenges, New Borders – Old Challenges. De-Bordering and Re-Bordering in Contemporary Europe /  Jaroslaw Janczak (ed.). – Logos Verlag Berlin, 2019. (in co-authorship with O. Brusylovska).
• The Baltic-Black Sea region in great powers’ relations: the hard power aspect. In Baltic-Black Sea Regionalisms. Patchworks and Networks at Europe's Eastern Margins / Bogdanova Olga, Makarychev Andrey (Eds.). Springer, 2019. DOI 978-3-030-24878-9_6 (in co-authorship with P. Sinovets).
• Ukraine-Romania Relations in the context of the EU Regional Initiatives. International and Political Studies. 2019. Vol. 24, Is. 32.
• Crisis and Conflict Resolution as an Instrument of EU-Ukraine Security Cooperation. ONU Herald. Political Science. 2018. Vol. 23, Issue 2 (31). 
• Security cooperation in the triangle "Poland - Ukraine - Romania": realities and prospects. ONU Herald. Sociology and Politics. 2017. Vol. 22, Issue 2 (29).
• Ukraine – European Union Relations through the Prism of Strategic Culture. In Strategic Culture and Foreign Policy of Ukraine/ Ed. by I. Koval, O. Brusylovska, V. Dubovyk. – Odessa, 2017. – Р. 54-75(in co-authorship with D. Kuzmin).
• The South-Eastern Europe and Western Balkans in the Ukrainian Foreign Policy. In Strategic Culture and Foreign Policy of Ukraine/ Ed. by I. Koval, O. Brusylovska, V. Dubovyk. – Odessa, 2017. – Р. 200-221(in co-authorship with Y. Maystrenko).
• Тhe European Union and Conflict Resolution: Practice and Lessons for Ukraine. International Relations. "Political Sciences" Series № 11 (2016) http://journals.iir.kiev.ua/index.php/pol_n/issue/view/164
• United Europe in New Millennium: Аnalysis of Scientific Аpproaches. In International Relations and Policy of States under Conditions of Global Transformations: the Analysis of Modern Political Thought / Institute of Social Sciences, Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University; edited by I.M. Koval, O.I. Brusylovska. – Odessa: ONU, 2016. – P. 89-112.
• Eastern European Regional Cooperation After Crimea: the Art of Possible UA: Ukraine Analytica. 2015. Issue 2(2).
• Is Neutrality a Solution for Ukraine's Security? In Ukraine after Euromaidan: Challenges and Hopes / Viktor Stepanenko and Yaroslav Pylynskyi, Eds. Bern: Peter Lang, 2014. 
• Ukrainian factor of the European Union foreign policy towards the Eastern Partnership countries: challenges of 2014. ONU Herald. Series Sociology and Political Science. Volume 19, Issue 2 (21). Odessa: Astroprint, 2014.
• Regional dimension of the European Union policy towards Eastern Partnership countries. In Eastern Partnership: aims – experience – challenges. Implementation process analysis in the partner states : ed. by P. Bajor. – Krakow: Rsiegarnia Academicka, 2013.
• The strategic priorities of Ukraine in the Black Sea Region : Analytical Paper. – Odessa, 2013. 
• Perspectives of the EU-Ukraine cooperation at the process of Transnistria Conflict’ Settlement. In Ukraine Policy at the Black and Caspian Sea in the Context of the EU Strategy: from Interaction to Cooperation: collection of Papers of Conference (Odesa, July 2008 р.) / Ed. by O. Volovych. Оdesa, 2008. 
• Perspectives of Black Sea Region Integration and the Interests of the EU. Black Sea Security. 2008. № 2 (8). 
• Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria on the Way to Regional Leadership: Ukrainian Perspectives. Strategic Panorama 2008. № 2. 
• Conflicts and Security Threats in the Wider Black Sea Region”. Black Sea Calling. Ed. by M. Sully. Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. – Favorita Papers – Special Edition 2008. (co-authorship with M. Vorotnyuk).

International Conferences, workshops, schools, trainings

Seminar «Ukraine – Poland - Europe» (November 19-25, 2024, Gdansk, Poland); Annual EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium Conference (November 12-14, Brussels, Belgium); Annual meeting of the Black Sea Women in Nuclear and «Black Sea Experts NucTalks: Balancing Security, Energy, and Diplomacy» (November 3-7, 2024, Constanta, Romania); ХІV OdCNP International Summer School “Moving to the Threshold: Global Nuclear Trends ” (October 21-25, 2024, Malta);  5th Tbilisi International Forum for Regional Stability Nuclear and Radiological Security in Turbulent Times – Shaping the future of the Black Sea Region” (September 23-24, 2024, Tbilisi, Georgia); 2024 Armament and Disarmament Summer School of Alva Murdal Center for Nuclear Disarmament and   Stokholm International Peace Research Institute  (August 25-30, 2024, Stokholm, Sweden); ІХ Batumi Summer University «Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime in Protracted Crisis: Lessons from past, challenging present and options for solutions» (August 21-23, 2024, Batumi, Georgia); ICONS 2024 (May 20-25 2024, Vienna, Austria); Scientific Exchange, Center for Higher Defense Studies (CASD) under the project «The Ring of Mediterranean: Region Studies» ERASMUS-JMO-2021-HEITCH-RSCH (AGREEMENT NUMBER – 101047919) (April 15-19, 2024, Rome, Italy); The US-Black Sea Nonproliferation Professionals Exchange Module (March 2-10, Monterey, USA); XIII OdCNP Summer School “Dancing in the Dark: the Future of Nuclear Order” (October 3-6 2023, Bodrum, Turkey); International Conference “Image of Ukraine: Socio-Political Representations and Linguistic Reflection of Military Realities in Foreign and Domestic Media” (June 15-16, 2023, Odesa); US-Black Sea Nonproliferation Professional Exchange Tbilisi Regional Module (11-12 of May, 2023, Tbilisi, Georgia); 73rd PSA Annual International Conference: Rhetoric, Discourse and Politics and Media and Politics SG: Media and Rhetoric panel  (3-5 April, 2023, the University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom); Workshop “War on Ukraine and the Nuclear World Order” (February 6-7, 2023, Levallois-Perret, France); On-line ‘World Academic Talks’ Roundtable “Intersections of Geopolitics and Political Communication: Lessons from the War in Ukraine” (December 5, 2022); EU Non-proliferation and Disarmament Conference (November 14-15, 2022, Brussels); IV Tbilisi International Forum for Regional Stability Nuclear and radiological security in the Black Sea region in light of new and evolving threats and circumstances (November 8-9, Tbilisi, Georgia); XII OdCNP Summer School "Responding to New Nuclear Realities: Concepts and Actions” (October 10-14, 2022, Bodrum, Turkey); Expert discussion "Illiberalism through the lens of Europe's new geo-political reality" The Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Module “Neighbourhood Enlargement and Regionalism in Europe” (NearEU) (September 20-23, 2022, Tartu, Estonia); Round table “The impact of the war in Ukraine on Academic Freedom” of the European Consortium for Political Research Annual General Conference (August 23, Innsbruck, Austria); Warsaw East European Conference “Still without peace” (July 1-2, 2022, Warsaw, Poland); The workshop “Nuclear Ukraine: Russian rhetoric and security consequences” (May 18, 2022, Brussels, Belguim); the EU Ad Hoc Seminar of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium "War in Ukraine: The impact on the international security architecture: nonproliferation, disarmament, arms control, export controls" (May 16-17, 2022, Brussels, Belguim); International Workshop “Arms control and Europe: New Challenges and Prospects for Strategic Stability” (October 15-16, 2021, Odesa); ERASMUS+ “Rethinking Regional Studies: The Baltic-Black Sea Connection”Training “Reflecting on the changed landscape of higher education in light of rapid digitalization” (23-24 вересня, 2021, Одеса); ХІ Odesa International Summer School “Arms control and nonproliferation: global and regional trends 2021” (August 25-29, 2021, Odesa);  International Conference “Crisis of Current Security System” (Lviv, September 25, 2020); Odessa X International Summer School “Current Challenges for Nonproliferation and Disarmament: Regional Perspectives” (Odesa, August 23-28 2020); Seminar-training “Academic integrity and plagiarism” (Odesa, February 17-21);  IX Odesa International Seminar “The International Security Agenda 2019: Arms Control and Nonproliferation” (Odesa, 2019); International Conference “The Odesa Debate” Uniting Ukraine, the Black Sea Region and the Transatlantic Partners (Odesa, 2019); Training in the framework of the international project Erasmus + "Rethinking of Regional Studies: Baltic-Black Sea Connection" (Poznan, Poland 2018; Tartu, Estonia 2019; Odesa, Ukraine, 2019; Kaunas, Lithuania, 2020).