About KINI

Kyiv Institute for National Interest is a non-governmental think tank that studies international relations and domestic policy through the lens of Ukraine's national interests.

Our mission is to produce high-quality analytics and well-grounded recommendations to help realize Ukraine's national interests, the interests of Ukrainian citizens and business.

KINI Team

Oleksandr Bazar

Expert on foreign policy and national security

Yehor Ostapov

Expert in international and national security, economics, and European nations

Matvii Tereshchuk

Expert on maritime security and Northern Europe

Sofia Dalibozhak

Expert on identity politics

Oleksandr Kniazev

Expert in identity politics

Oleksandr Mikhailichenko

Expert on the healthcare services market and the field of innovative technologies

Mykyta Zimnytskyi

Expert on Sub-Saharan Africa

Serhii Alekumov

Expert on electoral processes

Sofia Nykonchuk

Expert on Gulf countries

Mykhailo Shershun

Expert on demographics, regionalism, finance, and energy

Diana Maslianchuk

Expert on the foreign policy of Germany, Turkey, and Ukraine's national security

Sofia Demchuk

Expert on European integration and energy security

Yan Erl-Ruzhytskyi

Expert on the US foreign policy

Valeria Kyriachok

Expert on national security

Oleksandra Povstiana

Expert on Development Economics

Roman Mykhalus

Expert on logistics and education

Ліліана Мазурик

Researcher of mineral geology and energy