Tinatin Aghniashvili, the eleventh and final alumni scholar of the 2025 program, who presented her research at the Marshall Center on Sept. 24, 2025, following the completion of her five-week research residency.

On the fifth anniversary of North Macedonia’s accession to NATO, Alumna Scholar Liljana Pecova shared her research focused on strengthening cybersecurity through public-private partnerships in the Western Balkans at the Marshall Center on March 27, 2025.

Bulgarian Ambassador Marinela Petkova culminated her time as an alumni scholar with a presentation to the Marshall Center on Sept. 4, 2025.

The Marshall Center concluded its Baltic alumni scholar event Sept. 4, 2025, bringing together researchers and practitioners to share original studies on regional security challenges and hybrid threats.

Vasil Sikharulidze, Ph.D., a distinguished Marshall Center alumnus and the second Alumni Scholar of 2025, presented his research in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on March 20, 2025.

Dzevad Terzic, a police inspector with Bosnia and Herzegovina's Federal Police Administration, presented his research to Marshall Center faculty and staff Feb. 27, 2025.

Raitis Tiliks presented his research July 31, 2025, becoming Latvia’s first alumni scholar while offering insights into integrated border management.

Alumni scholar Ukraine Civil Defense Service Col. Oleksandr Diadiushenko presented his research on protecting critical infrastructure in wartime.

Vitalie Armașu of Moldova, the Marshall Center’s latest alumni scholar, shared his research with leadership, staff, and faculty on Aug. 5, 2025.

The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Alumni Scholarship.