Gorana Grgić

Gorana Grgić

Senior Researcher in Euro-Atlantic Security

ETH Zürich - Center for Security Studies, Switzerland

Dr. Gorana Grgić is a Senior Researcher with the Swiss and Euro-Atlantic Security team at the ETH Zürich’s Center for Security Studies (CSS). Gorana is also a non-resident Senior Lecturer at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and an Expert Associate with the National Security College at the Australian National University.

In recent years, Gorana was a continuing Senior Lecturer at the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. She was also a Research Fellow in Grand Strategy at the Hertie School’s Centre for International Security, Partners Across the Globe Research Fellow at the NATO Defense College, Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Center for European Studies, and Visiting Lecturer in US Foreign Policy at the University of Western Australia.

Gorana’s research interests include US and EU foreign policy, transatlantic relations, conflict resolution, and democratisation. Gorana’s research projects and teaching activities have been funded by the European Commission, NATO, Australian Research Council, Australian Department of Defence, and the United States Institute of Peace.
As a firm believer in translating scholarly work to help improve public debate and decision making, Gorana consulted government and corporate entities in Australia, United States, and Europe. She has also been a regular contributor to the major international broadcasters such as Bloomberg, CNBC, BBC, and the Guardian.

Gorana is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE) and a recipient of multiple teaching awards for teaching excellence and innovation. Beyond tertiary education, she has an extensive experience in delivering executive education and corporate masterclasses on international politics and security.

Prior to her academic career, Gorana worked for the United Nations Development Programme in Croatia and Special Broadcasting Service in Australia.