Shpend Kursani

Shpend Kursani, pursued his masters degree at the University of Cambridge (2010-2011) where he earned his M.Phil. degree in International Relations with distinctions on his thesis topic “Using Soft Power: The EU’s Ability to Influence the Domestic and Foreign Policies of the States of the Western Balkans”. He is an External Senior Researcher at the Kosovar Centre for Security Studies - KCSS. He is Founder and Member of the Steering Committee at the Balkan Think Tense - BTT. He is also an adjunct lecturer in the field of International Relations at the University College Universum. Shpend has previously (2011-2013) been a Senior Researcher at the Kosovar Institute for Policy Research and Development - KIPRED, where he published a number of policy analysis that in general cover the functioning and political development of Kosovo and Kosovo's relations with Serbia and other international actors.