New Associate with the Institute of Emergency Services and Homeland Security

Dr. Iryna Vyshnevska-Cherkas

Dr. Iryna Vyshnevska-Cherkas has joined the Institute of Emergency Services and Homeland Security as an Associate. She will serve on the publication board of the International Journal of Public Services and post links to her research and publications on the Institute's Research webpage.

Dr. Vyshnevska-Cherkas serves as a diplomat at the Ukrainian Embassy in Norway. She has a PhD (2015) from the Institute of International Relations, Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University. She authored the book “USA-China: congagement strategy” (Kyiv, 2016), and was co-author of the book “The foreign policy of the Russian Federation: Selected aspects of relations with Poland, Ukraine and Belarus” (Krakow, 2010) and has written more than 80 scientific publications in Ukrainian and foreign editions. She previously worked as a diplomat in the NATO division of the Directorate General for International Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

Advancing her knowledge and skills, Iryna studied at the Swedish National Defence College (Stockholm), NATO School in Oberammergau (Germany), Royal Military Academy in Brussels (Belgium), and Peace Support Operations Training Centre – Partnership Training and Education Centre in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).