Prof. Margarita Šešelgytė is the Director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University. Before that, Dr. Margarita Šešelgytė worked as Deputy Director of Studies at Vilnius University IIRPS, Baltic Defense College (Tartu, Estonia), and Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania. Dr. Šešelgytė is an Honorary Fellow at Baltic Defense College, a member of the Ares Group board, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Baltic Security and Defence Review (Baltic Defense College). Her main research interests are the EU foreign and security policy, Security and Defence Studies, International Relations, and Foreign Policy Analysis.