Teodor Lucian Moga

Teodor Lucian Moga serves as a Lecturer in EU foreign affairs at the Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi (UAIC), Romania. His professional trajectory includes prior engagements with the European Commission, British Embassy in Bucharest, and research affiliations at the European Union Institute for Security Studies (Paris), George C. Marshall European Center (Germany), and Romanian Academy of Science.

His academic foundation comprises:

• PhD in Economics and International Relations, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
• MA in Political Science, University of Manchester (Chevening/Open Society scholar)
• Post-doctoral programme, University of St Gallen (Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship, 2014-2015)

Dr. Moga's research critically examines EU foreign policy mechanisms through lenses of defence strategy, neighbourhood relations, and theoretical frameworks like bounded rationality. His work dissects EU-Russia dynamics, Eastern Partnership efficacy, and Ukraine's role within European security architecture, emphasizing cognitive limitations in policy formulation.

His 2017 publication anchors a cohesive scholarly focus on conceptualizing EU external action, particularly regarding Eastern neighbourhood engagement. These contributions sit at the intersection of political science theory and practical foreign policy analysis, revealing systemic patterns in institutional behavior toward post-Soviet states.

Prestigious recognitions include:

• Chevening/Open Society scholarship for advanced political science training
• Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship enabling post-doctoral research

No current student advising or dedicated research grants are publicly documented, though his scholarship-funded academic progression demonstrates sustained institutional support for his expertise. His research stays at premier European security institutes reflect embedded collaborative networks.

As principal organizer of the EURINT conference series—Central and Eastern Europe's flagship forum for EU foreign policy discourse—Dr. Moga cultivates transnational academic dialogue. His affiliations with the Centre for European Studies position UAIC at the forefront of critical EU neighbourhood studies.