Marek Bičan

Marek currently lives in Brussels, where he works as an SNE in the Analysis and Research Team of the Council of the European Union. Previously, he worked as an assistant to the Deputy Minister for European Affairs at the Office of the Government, where he was helping to prepare and deliver the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union. He also worked as a researcher at several projects focused on foresight and evidence-informed policymaking at the think tank Czech Priorities. Furthermore, he studies towards PhD in International Relations and European Politics at Masaryk University (his first alma mater), where he is also an assistant lecturer at Department of International Relations and European Studies, and he has successfully applied for another PhD in Defence Studies at King’s College London, where he finished his second MA. He also frequently comments on British politics on Czech Television and Czech Radio. His interests are evidence-based policymaking, British domestic politics, British foreign and defense policies, strategic foresight, and European history.

Last edited November, 2023.