Head of Studies and Research Fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security
Tomas Jermalavičius is the Head of Studies and Research Fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security. Prior to joining the ICDS in 2008, he served at the Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL), first as Deputy Director of its Institute of Defence Studies and Lithuania’s senior national representative (2001-04) and later as Dean of the College (2005-08). In 1998-2001 and 2005, he was with the Defence Policy and Planning Department of the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence, including as the department’s deputy director. Since 2017, he has been a visiting professor at the Natolin Campus of the College of Europe in Warsaw. He is also an associated fellow of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA). He holds a BA in political science from Vilnius University, an MA in war studies from King’s College London, and an MBA degree from the University of Liverpool.