Amín Lejarza de Bilbao Essalhi

Amín Lejarza de Bilbao Essalhi is a Spanish political scientist and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Transatlantic Dialogue Center. His work focuses on projects in Spain, Brussels, and Colombia.

His professional activities are centered on strengthening Spanish–Ukrainian relations, with a particular emphasis on engagement with key stakeholders in the political, academic, military, and defense-industry sectors. He advances this work through the organization of policy discussions, conferences, and public events.

His research interests include European security, geopolitics, the defense industry, and the development of diplomatic relations between Spain and Ukraine.

Amín Lejarza的分析文章曾见于多家领先国际媒体，包括Cadena COPE、RNE、Canal 24 Horas和El Independiente（西班牙），以及CNN（美国）、France 24（法国）和NTN24（哥伦比亚）。

In addition to his role at the Transatlantic Dialogue Center, he serves as President of the pan-European organization Eurodefense Young Spain. He has more than six years of experience as a strategic consultant and is a Senior Researcher at the International Security Observatory think tank. His previous professional experience includes positions as a researcher at the porCausa Foundation and as a legal advisor at the European Commission.

他拥有政治学与公共管理学学士学位，毕业于胡安·卡洛斯国王大学（马德里）；还拥有法学学士学位，毕业于列日大学和布鲁塞尔自由大学。

Amin is fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Arabic.