Danila Bochkarev is the Project Manager for the EastWest Institute’s (EWI) Resource and Climate Security project. Prior to joining EWI, Danila was an Inbev Visiting Scholar in EU-Russian relations at Leuven University (UCL/KUL), Belgium, and spent time at DG EXPO of the European Parliament. Danila studied international relations, history, and political economy in Paris (Sorbonne), London (UCL) and Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. He is the author of a number of publications on energy security/foreign policy and has several academic distinctions, including being a Royal Dutch Shell and French Government scholar. He regularly delivers academic and policy presentations and contributes to media and consulting firms.