Filip Kocúr

Intern

FILIP KOCÚR joined the Aspen Institute Central Europe as an intern in March 2025. His primary responsibilities include helping out with program management and with social media administration. He previously interned in the Economics Section of the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic. He is currently studying Finance at the Prague University of Economics and Business, as well as International Relations and Political Science at Charles University. In response to actions taken by the Slovak government after the 2023 parliamentary election, he co-founded the Student Forum of Slovaks Abroad, an initiative aimed at strengthening the community of Slovaks living abroad and promoting the principles of an active and democratic civil society. He is also actively involved in the Political Science Club at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University. His areas of interest include economic statecraft, geopolitics, defense strategies, and security diplomacy.