Sven Biscop

Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop read political sciences and obtained his PhD at Ghent University, where today he is a professor, lecturing on the grand strategy of the European Union and the United States, China, and Russia, and on Belgian foreign and defence policy.

In addition, he is the Director of the Europe in the World Programme at the Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations in Brussels, the think-tank associated with the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and maintains close relations with the Washington think-tank scene.

Sven is an Associate Member of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences of Belgium, and an Honorary Fellow of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC).

He is a regular speaker at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels and has lectured at the US Army War College, the Canadian Defence Academy, and various universities in the US and Canada.

In 2005, Sven was selected for the International Visitor Leadership Program of the US State Department. His latest book is Grand Strategy in 10 Words - A Guide to Great Power Politics in the 21st Century  (Bristol University Press, 2021).

Sven has been honoured with the cross of Officer of the Order of the Crown of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Decoration of Honour of the Republic of Austria. Sven lives in Brussels with his Taiwanese-Belgian husband Aberu, amidst a great many books, military paraphernalia, and chinoiseries.