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AUTHORS

Andrej Iliev, PhD is born in 1978 in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia. He finished military
academy in Republic of North Macedonia in 2001. In 2005 he finished his MA studies and in
2009 his PhD studies in area of modern international military history. He is lieutenant colonel
and associate professor in Department of social science in Military academy “Gen. Mihailo
Apostolski” in Skopje.

D-Dr Andrej Iliev holds several subjects in I, II and III cycles of studies in Military academy
such as: Military history, Evolution of warfare, Modern warfare, Systems for collective se-
curity and defense, Globalization and security, NBC protection and other subjects dedicated
to his area of research. He has published 6 books and more than a 75 articles in international
conferences and journals. Some of the journals are registered in international scientific bases:
EBSCO and Scopus. He took a part in several international projects such NATO SPS and
RADLI with Jefferson institute.

Paul Lieber, PhD. is COLSA Corporation’s Chief Scientist (Data & Social Sci-
ence), where he specializes in communication influence. A Board Member of the Information
Professionals Association, he previously served as the Command Writer for two USSOCOM
Commanders, likewise Strategic Communication Advisor to Special Operations Command-
Australia. Within academic environs, Dr. Lieber was full-time Graduate faculty at Joint Spe-
cial Operations University, Emerson College, University of South Carolina, and the Universi-
ty of Canberra, respectively. He holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication and Public Affairs and
a Masters of Mass Communication from Louisiana State University, and a B.S. in Broadcast
Journalism from Syracuse University.

Krešimir Mamić Head of Counter Terrorism Service of Ministry of Interior of the
Republic of Croatia with more than 15 years of experience in police, specialized in Counter
Terrorism issues.

Robert Mikac is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Science of the University
of Zagreb in the area of Social Sciences, Field of Political Science, Subfield International
Relations and National Security. He is the author and co-author of six books and more than
forty scientific articles. Prior to his academic career, he served in various positions within the
Croatian security sector from the operational to the strategic level in the country and interna-
tionally. Among other things, he served in the NATO ISAF mission in Afghanistan. For merit
in Afghanistan he was awarded with the NATO Medal and the Order of Merit of the Italian
Republic.

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