Jean F. Crombois has been a lecturer in European politics at the American University in Bulgaria since 2005. A historian and political scientist, Jean F. Crombois holds a Ph.D. in contemporary European history from the Free University of Brussels [Belgium] and a postgraduate degree in political science from the University of Essex [United Kingdom]. His academic career has led him to hold the following positions: Wiener-Anspach Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Balliol College and in the Department of Modern History at the University of Oxford from 1999 to 2002; Lecturer in International Politics at Al Akhawayn University in Morocco from 2004 to 2005; Visiting Scholar at the Center for Contemporary History at the University of Oxford in the spring of 2020; and Visiting Scholar at Georgetown University in the United States in the spring of 2024.
His publications cover a wide range of topics, including: the history of international relations, primarily from the perspective of financial diplomacy, European integration, the European Union’s foreign policy, and Bulgaria’s foreign policy toward Russia, as well as in the context of the country’s participation in NATO’s eastern flank and the evolution of the strategic cultures of the countries on the Atlantic Alliance’s eastern flank, along with their involvement in European armaments projects. In addition to his academic work, Jean F. Crombois has published articles in journals issued by Brussels-based think tanks, as well as in media outlets in both Belgium and France.
Expertise
- The Evolution of the Strategic Culture of the Countries on the Eastern Flank of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Bulgarian Foreign Policy
- The Countries on the Eastern Flank of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Logic of Burden-Sharing
Selected Publications
- « Les périls de l’attractivité : les petits États du flanc oriental de l’OTAN face à l’incertitude américaine », Le Rubicon, vol. 5, 30 juin 2025 [https://lerubicon.org/les-perils-de-lattractivite-les-petits-etats-du-flanc-oriental-de-lotan-face-a-lincertitude-americaine/].
- « Transfert de fardeau et incertitudes stratégiques : le cas des petits pays d’Europe centrale et de l’Est », Le Rubicon, vol. 6, 29 juillet 2026 [https://lerubicon.org/transfert-de-fardeau-et-incertitudes-strategiques-le-cas-des-petits-pays-deurope-centrale-et-de-lest/].
- Resilience and Transformation in the Eastern Neighborhood After the War in Ukraine. In: Rouet, G., Pascariu, G.C. (eds) Resilience and the EU's Eastern Neighbourhood Countries. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham., 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73379-6_17
- “The Perils of Attractiveness: Small States on NATO’s Eastern Flank Facing American Uncertainty,” Hot Takes, Network for Strategic Analysis, July 17th, 2025. https://ras-nsa.ca/the-perils-of-attractiveness-small-states-on-natos-eastern-flank-facing-american-uncertainty/
- Bulgarian foreign policy and the war in Ukraine: moving towards a more assertive pro-western foreign policy? Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 2025, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/09557571.2025.2465889
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