<p>Ricardo is Associate Director and Head of Europe in the World Programme at the European Policy Centre, an independent, not-for-profit, Brussels-based think tank dedicated to fostering European integration through analysis and debate.<br />Ricardo is also an Associate Fellow, Global Fellowship Initiative, at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.<br />Ricardo holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) from The Fletcher School and a DPhil (PhD) in International Relations from the University of Oxford (St Antony’s College).<br />Besides Portugal, he has lived in the US, UK, Turkey, and lately in Belgium. <br />He enjoys running and the outdoors. @ricbdc</p>