Strategic Analyst
Nora Nijboer is a Strategic Analyst at HCSS. Her primary research interests regard the deterrence-arms control nexus, European defense and security policies, sanctions and small/middle power strategies.
Prior to joining HCSS, she has contributed to policy- and risk analyses at governmental, non-profit, financial and academic research institutes in the Netherlands, Germany and the Czech Republic. As an intern at HCSS back in 2021-2022, she co-published on active denial strategies by European and Asian small and middle powers against revisionist aggression.
She holds a MSSc degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University, where her thesis examined the relation between interstate island disputes and violent escalation. Additionally, she attained her MA degree in International Relations in Historical Perspective from Utrecht University and her BA in Liberal Arts and Sciences with a focus on European History at Tilburg University. She is fluent in Dutch, English and German.
Nora joined HCSS as Strategic Analyst in September 2024.
