MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale
Fox International Fellowship

Eka Khorbaladze

Fox International Fellowship
Academic Year: 2022-23, 2021-22
Direction: To Yale
Exchange Partner: Moscow State University, Russia
Project Title: Modern trans-regional integration projects
Eka Khorbaladze is policy analyst specializing in transregional cooperation. Currently, she serves as Research Coordinator at the Centre on Contemporary China and the World in Hong Kong while pursuing her PhD in Political Science at Lomonosov Moscow State University. Her research focuses on regional integration and the dynamics of US-China-Russia relations.
 

During her time as a Fox International Fellow, Eka studied US policy in the Indo-Pacific region. She has presented her findings at multiple political science conferences across the US, including seminars at Yale, and has published several analytical notes. To date, she has authored over seven articles, contributed to two monographs, and presented at more than 40 international conferences, collaborating with think tanks in China and Russia.

Eka is member of four US-based political science associations, a board member of two journals, and founder of the initiative “Expert Views on Global Politics.” She is recipient of the prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship, which enabled her to pursue a second master’s degree in Global Affairs and Leadership at Tsinghua University. Additionally, Eka has a diverse background that includes youth policy as a country coordinator for several international youth organizations, as well as experience in multilateral cooperation, the NGO sector, and project management.