Joris Larik is Assistant Professor of Comparative, EU and International Law at Leiden University in the Netherlands and Senior Advisor and Nonresident Fellow for the Global Governance, Justice & Security Program at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C. His research focuses on EU external relations, other regional organizations on the global stage, and global governance reform. His work has been acknowledged with several awards, including NATO’s Manfred Wörner Essay Award, the Mauro Cappelletti Prize for the Best Doctoral Thesis in Comparative Law from the European University Institute, and recently the GCSP Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security. In 2022, Dr. Larik was appointed to both the Committee on European Integration of the Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV) and the European Commission’s pool of arbitrators for disputes in the framework of bilateral trade agreements. Dr. Larik is the author and editor of several books, including with Oxford and Cambridge University Press. He has published in leading international journals, including American Journal of International Law, European Journal of International Law, European Foreign Affairs Review, International & Comparative Law Quarterly, Legal Issues of Economic Integration, and Survival. He appears regularly in the Dutch and international media for commentary, including NPO Radio 1, Volkskrant, Al Jazeera, BBC World Service, CBC News, EU Observer, The Guardian, The Irish Times, Radio New Zealand, and Xinhua.