Analyst

Alexandra McFadden

Alexandra has a background in human ecology and political science. She holds a MSc from Lund University and a MA from the University of Glasgow. She has diverse experience as a researcher, editor, and analyst in the environmental field and renewable energy sector. Contributes to our Swedish publications.

Editor

Anna Czajka

Anna has been creating news for nine years working as a producer at the largest TV station in Poland. She has produced programs such as interviews with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Gates and a series from the Venice Film Festival. She is specialised in international affairs focusing on Italian and American politics. Contributes to our Polish publications.

Senior Analyst

Björn M. Sigurjónsson

Björn M. is a senior lecturer in Finance Economics. He holds a B.Sc. in Geography from the University of Iceland, an MPhil in tourism and administration from the University of Strathclyde, and a Master of Law from Reykjavik University.  His field of experience is politics and social economics. Originally from Iceland, he is living in Denmark. 

Analyst & Editor

Elvira Haradinaj

Elvira is a Stockholm-based reporter covering global affairs, geopolitics, and economics. She holds an MSc in International Relations and Global Political Economy from Stockholm University. She previously worked as a trading surveillance analyst at Nasdaq, overseeing trade activity across all asset classes in both European and U.S. markets.

Editor

Emma Elsborg

Emma brings expertise in diplomacy, EU Affairs, and Danish and Norwegian foreign policy. She holds a BA in International Studies from Aalborg University and a Master of International Relations from Bond University. She has also interned at the Danish Chamber of Commerce in Brussels .Contributes to our Danish publications.

Senior Analyst

Fredrik Schiller

Fredrik is a seasoned Swedish diplomat and international civil servant. He brings solid experience from the UN, international organisations and leading edge business projects. He is also a senior international affairs adviser, consultant and discreet mediator. Contributes to our Swedish and Finnish publications.

Analyst

Henri Winberg

Henri holds a BSc in Economics and Business Administration and is currently pursuing a joint MA/MSc in Political Science at the University of North Carolina and Humboldt University. His interests lie in security and defence, the EU, and transatlantic relations. Henri contributes to our Finnish publications.

Intern

Hilda Milton Engkvist

Hilda is currently completing her final yea of her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations at Stockholm University. She has a strong interest in international security, media, diplomacy and geopolitics.

Hilda is particularly interested in how global dynamics play out across different regions. 

Editor

Karolina Kisiel

Karolina is a Master’s student at the Swedish Defence University. She brings expertise in Polish and European defence policy, AI in the military domain and East Asian security. She previously worked at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Warsaw and has done an internship at the US House of Representatives. 

Researcher

Lejla Hondo

Lejla is specialised in the fields of international relations and economic development. She holds a BSc from Lund University and is currently pursuing a MSc in international relations with a major in global political economy at Stockholm University. She recently spent six months as a trainee at the Council of Europe Liaison Office to the EU.

Intern

Marcus Giarimi

Marcus holds a BSc with specialisation in global studies from Linnaeus University and is currently pursuing a MSc with a major in Russian and Eurasian studies at Uppsala University. His interests lie in security and defence, Russia-EU relations, geopolitics in Eurasia. He previously worked in the Swedish Armed Forces.

Analyst & Editor

Maria Kekkonen

Maria brings expertise especially in political psychology and cyber security. She holds MSc in Social Sciences from the Tampere University in Finland. Maria has years of experience in project work and quantitative research in the academic world in Finland. Contributes to our Finnish publications.

Director Mundus Denmark

Maris Tebecis

Maris has over a decade of experience in diplomacy and political advisory. He has served at Australian embassies in Denmark, Sweden, Serbia and Croatia, leading political-economic and media relations, and later led international policy work in political consultancies and a climate NGO. Maris is the Director for with our Danish operations.

Editor

Nick Davenport

Nick has an Ma in Philosophical Studies from the University of Glasgow. He has worked for the Guardian newspaper group and written for travel publications such as Greenwood Guides. Nick also has a background in business and been a Director of a company specialising in property arbitrage. Contributes to our Swedish publications.

Editor

Sofia Savonen

Sofia is passionate about food systems and the political economy and has a background in research, writing, EU affairs and marketing. She holds an MSc in Global Political Economy from Stockholm University and an MA in Politics and International Relations from the University of Aberdeen. Contributes to our Finnish publications.

 Editor

Veeti Nurminen

Veeti is passionate about domestic politics and has gained work experience in the medtech sector as well as at the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. He holds degrees in European Studies from Maastricht University and in International Relations from Stockholm University. Veeti contributes to our Swedish and Finnish publications. 

Senior Analyst & Editor

Venla Hannuksela

Venla is a Doctoral Researcher at University of Tampere in Finland and holds a Master’s Degree in political science from Åbo Akademi University. She started her career interning for the Embassy of Finland in Stockholm. Venla has a keen interest in politics, human rights and development issues.  Contributes to our Finnish publications.