Edward Hunter CHRISTIE
- Visiting professor, Département d'Études interdisciplinaires européennes (Campus Natolin)
Edward Hunter CHRISTIE is Political Affairs Director at Hypersonica, a defence and aerospace company focused on hypersonic technology, and Chief Analyst at Economic Security Forum (ESF), a think tank and advisory platform focused on geoeconomics, economic resilience, and strategic competitiveness.
He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Geoeconomics and an adjunct lecturer at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po Paris.
He holds a PhD in economics and in social and military sciences, jointly awarded by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Belgium’s Royal Military Academy.
He previously held research positions at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (2002–2010) and at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (2021-2025); government sector positions as a NATO official (2014-2020); as well as industry positions – as Senior Economic Adviser and Chief Economist for a major European industry association (2010-2014), and as Political Affairs Director for Hypersonica since 2025.