Horia Razvan Botis is a fellow in GMF’s Bucharest office, where he focuses on the defense industry. Botis is a dual PhD candidate—in military science at Polytechnic University of Bucharest and in industrial defense at Bucharest University of Economics. He also serves as vice-chairman of the NATO Industrial Advisory Group and a member of the Council of Directors of the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic.

Narek Sukiasyan is a consultant on Armenian affairs for GMF’s Bucharest office. He specializes in Armenia’s foreign and security policy, the country’s democratization process, and Armenia–Russia relations. Sukiasyan holds a PhD in international relations and political science from Yerevan State University (YSU), a master’s degree in regional politics from YSU, and a bachelor’s degree in international relations and European studies from Babeș-Bolyai University in Romania. He is also a researcher at the Center for Culture and Civilization Studies at the Institute of Armenian Studies at YSU and an adjunct lecturer at the American University of Armenia. Since 2020, he has served as senior policy officer and project manager at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, South Caucasus.