Jonathan Eyal

Jonathan is The Straits Times’ Global Affairs Correspondent. He was born in Romania. Educated at Oxford and London universities, his initial training was in international law and relations. After completing his doctorate at Oxford, he worked at the Royal United Services Institute in London, the world’s oldest defence think-tank. He has published a number of books on European military relations. Before working for The Straits Times, he was a regular commentator on East European affairs for The Guardian and The Times dailies, and acted as an adviser to the European Union.