Sebastian Kopec

Sebastian Kopec is a recent graduate of Seton Hall University with a Bachelor of Science in Diplomacy and International Relations with concentrations in Russian, Eastern European Studies, and History. Sebastian was a research assistant with the Diplomacy Lab at the School of Diplomacy and previously interned with the U.S. State Department’s Office of Foreign Missions.

Putin’s Endgame for Ukraine: Integration Into the Union State

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Combatting Illiberalism in Europe: Reining in Far-Right Political Elites

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