Lucia Yar is a Senior Editor of EURACTIV Slovakia, focusing on external and security affairs of the EU. Prior to that, she held an advisory position at the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic and since 2014 she has been lecturing at the Comenius University in Bratislava and European Security and Defence College. For over ten years, she has been a contributor and commentator for various Slovak media, focusing on the Middle East and Turkey.