Bojana Zorić is a research analyst at the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) in Paris, focusing on policy and security developments in the Western Balkans, particularly in the context of enlargement, transatlantic relations, and third-party influence. Previously, she held positions at the Regional Cooperation Council in Sarajevo, the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, and the Swedish International Liberal Centre in Stockholm, working on democracy building and promotion in Eastern Partnership countries. Dr. Zorić holds a PhD in Political Science from Masaryk University, an MA in European Union-Russia Studies from the University of Tartu, and an MA in Russian Philology and Pedagogy from the University of Zagreb. She has contributed to book volumes published by Routledge and Springer and has published in several peer-reviewed journals on security developments in the Western Balkans.