Juraj Hocman holds a J.D. In International Law from the University of Pavol Jozef Saf�rik in Kosice (Slovakia), An MA in History and a postgraduate diploma in International Relations from Comenius University in Bratislava. He received a Master's degree from the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa (Canada) and earned his doctorate in History at the University of Ottawa. The author specializes in the modern history of East Central Europe.