András Deák is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic and Defense Studies, UPS, Budapest. He received his Diploma (MA) and his Doctorate (Ph.D.) in International Relations in 1997 and 2003, respectively, both from the University of Economic Sciences, Hungary. His research fields cover economic processes in the Post Soviet space, integration into the world economy, and energy policy in particular. He has authored 70 publications and participates in around 20-30 international academic and policy conferences, and workshops. He edited 6 study books primarily on current issues of energy security and EU-Russian energy relations. András Deák also holds courses in different Hungarian Universities on Russian Energy Policy and Post-Soviet Regional Studies. His activities include foreign and energy policy analysis and civil activities in energy conservation.