Lisa-Carolin Petersen

Lisa-Carolin Petersen will start working at NATO Headquarters in 2027 in the International Military Staff – Operations and Planning, Training & Exercises Branch (TEB). She holds a B.A. in Global Studies from Vancouver Island University, an M.A. in Global Affairs from George Mason University, an LL.B. in Global Law from Tilburg Law School, an LL.M. in Public International Law from Stockholm University and an LL.M. in Business and Finance Law from The George Washington University Law School. Her background covers international security, public international law, counterterrorism and regulatory compliance. She previously completed an internship at the United Nations in the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), worked as a consultant at the African Development Bank and served at the German Diplomatic Mission to the United Nations. In addition, she has published work with leading think tanks and non-governmental organizations, including the Human Rights Foundation and the Stimson Center, and co-authored a chapter in The Politics of the Asia Pacific (University of Toronto Press, 2022) with her former professor, Mark Williams. Her work across multilateral institutions and defense architecture is driven by a commitment to transatlantic cooperation, security resilience, and strategic statecraft.

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