Luis Simón (b. 1981) holds an M.A. in European Studies from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris and the University of Bath (Euromasters) and a B.A. in International Relations from the London Metropolitan University.
Luis is now a pre-doctoral fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London on the European Foreign and Security Policy Studies Programme of the Compagnia di San Paolo, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and VolkswagenStiftung. His Ph.D. dissertation regards Franco-British-German views of the European Union and the Atlantic Alliance.
Between April and June 2009, Luis was a Visiting Fellow at the European Union Institute for Security Studies, an official agency of the European Union, which provides foreign and defence policy guidance to the European institutions. In the past, he has worked on Franco British security policy co-operation in the framework of the European Security and Defence Policy.
Luis’ research interests include the politics of the European Union, the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Transatlantic Relations, International Relations Theory, and French, British and German Foreign and Security Policy.
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Selected publications:
- Luis Simón, ‘Command and control? Planning for EU military operations’, Occasional Paper No. 81 (Paris: European Union Institute for Security Studies, 2010).
- Luis Simón, ‘France’s renewed Atlanticism’, Regional Leaders in the Global Security Arena: Interests, Strategies and Capabilities (Berlin: Deutsche Gesselshaft für Auswartäge Politik, 2009).
- James Rogers and Luis Simón, The Military Installations of the Member States of the European Union and their Potential for European Security and Defence Policy (Brussels: European Parliament, 2009).
- James Rogers and Luis Simón, ‘Memorandum for the House of Lords’, Review of the 2003 European Security Strategy (London: House of Lords, November 2008), pp. 135-139.
- Luis Simón, Sarkozy’s dilemmas, the forthcoming French EU Presidency and ESDP: What’s in it for Europe? (Madrid: Real Instituto Elcano, 2008).
- Luis Simón, ‘Blair’s candidacy would give the EU more credibility’, Euractiv, 7th April 2008.
- Luis Simón, ‘Elections in Spain: What’s the balance after four years of Socialist government?’, Centre for European Politics, 12th February 2008.
- Luis Simón, ‘Think again: France’s new Atlanticism’, Centre for European Politics, 14th August 2007.
