He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science at the Institute of Political Sciences of the University of Vienna. At present he is studying for his Master’s Degree at said institute.
In the period September-December 2022, he interned at the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy, while in the period 2020-2021 he interned at the PRESPA Institute. His research interests include the Euro-Atlantic security nexus and NATO and the EU Common Security and Defense Policy.
Darko is a Research Assistant at the PRESPA Institute since June 2022.