Eva Pejsova

Japan Chair at the Centre for Security,
Diplomacy and Strategy [CSDS] of the Brussels School of Governance [BSoG]

Eva Pejsova holds the Japan Chair at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance (BSoG). Until 2019, Dr Pejsova was in charge of the Asia portfolio at the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), the EU’s official agency for foreign and security policy research and analysis. She obtained her PhD in Strategic Studies from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore and has previously worked with the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the French Prime Minister’s Office, the OECD, and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF). Dr Pejsova regularly lectures at SciencesPo Paris, the Geneva Centre for Security Studies (GCSP), as well as briefs the Members of the European Parliament. Her research focuses on Indo-Pacific security dynamic, notably in the field of maritime security, Europe’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific, EU – Japan relations, and Japan’s foreign and security policy.