Tomáš  Valášek is Senior Fellow at Carnegie Europe, where his research focuses on security and defense, transatlantic relations and EU & Central European affairs. 

Previously,  Valášek  served as the permanent representative of the Slovak Republic to NATO for nearly four years. Before that, he was president of the Central European Policy Institute in Bratislava (2012–2013), director of foreign policy and defense at the Centre for European Reform in London (2007–2012), and founder and director of the Brussels office of the World Security Institute (2002–2006). In 2006–2007, he served as acting political director and head of the security and defense policy division at the Slovak Ministry of Defense. 

Valášek is the author of numerous articles in newspapers and journals including Politico Europe, the International New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times. He advised the Slovak defense and foreign ministers, the UK House of Lords, and the Group of Experts on the new NATO Strategic Concept

Participating in session:

What is NATO’s Role in an Insecure World?