Our Team
Our Team
Executive Team
Executive Team
Ross Manson
Co-founder & Executive Director
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Ross brings diverse experience working for the Canadian Federal Government at Service Canada and an immense passion for international relations, Indigenous studies, and Arctic security. Pursuing a master's degree in Brussels, Ross has demonstrated his willingness and appetite to learn outside of his national context and expand his understanding of global politics. He is also interested in establishing and building a stronger sense of Canada's relationship with Europe.
Co-founder & Executive Director
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Ross brings diverse experience working for the Canadian Federal Government at Service Canada and an immense passion for international relations, Indigenous studies, and Arctic security. Pursuing a master's degree in Brussels, Ross has demonstrated his willingness and appetite to learn outside of his national context and expand his understanding of global politics. He is also interested in establishing and building a stronger sense of Canada's relationship with Europe.
Ross brings diverse experience working for the Canadian Federal Government at Service Canada and an immense passion for international relations, Indigenous studies, and Arctic security. Pursuing a master's degree in Brussels, Ross has demonstrated his willingness and appetite to learn outside of his national context and expand his understanding of global politics. He is also interested in establishing and building a stronger sense of Canada's relationship with Europe.
Samuel Kelly
Co-founder & Director of Policy and Publications
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Samuel has worked in marketing within the renewable energy industry, served as a constituent liaison for U.S. Congressman Don Bacon, and contributed to policy writing at the Nebraska Department of Education. Currently, he works for a Dutch based drone company providing materials to Ukraine. Samuel has distinguished himself as a dedicated and versatile individual, and is passionate about climate security, transatlantic relations, security and defence.
Co-founder & Director of Policy and Publications
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Samuel has worked in marketing within the renewable energy industry, served as a constituent liaison for U.S. Congressman Don Bacon, and contributed to policy writing at the Nebraska Department of Education. Currently, he works for a Dutch based drone company providing materials to Ukraine. Samuel has distinguished himself as a dedicated and versatile individual, and is passionate about climate security, transatlantic relations, security and defence.
Samuel has worked in marketing within the renewable energy industry, served as a constituent liaison for U.S. Congressman Don Bacon, and contributed to policy writing at the Nebraska Department of Education. Currently, he works for a Dutch based drone company providing materials to Ukraine. Samuel has distinguished himself as a dedicated and versatile individual, and is passionate about climate security, transatlantic relations, security and defence.
Nicolai Stuyvenberg
Co-founder & Director of Strategy
Oslo, Norway | Hilversum, The Netherlands
Nicolai specializes in global security and defence, with core interests in European security, NATO, and the Indo-Pacific, especially Japan. He currently works as an intern in the Eastern Neighbourhood team at the European Institute of Peace, supporting projects on Ukraine and the broader region. He is currently pursuing an MA in Global Security & Strategy at the Brussels School of Governance and has previously worked in strategic communications for an NGO promoting Norway–India relations. Having lived in five countries, including the Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, and Japan, Nicolai brings an adaptable, globally informed perspective to foreign, security, and defense policy work.
Co-founder & Director of Strategy
Oslo, Norway | Hilversum, The Netherlands
Nicolai specializes in global security and defence, with core interests in European security, NATO, and the Indo-Pacific, especially Japan. He currently works as an intern in the Eastern Neighbourhood team at the European Institute of Peace, supporting projects on Ukraine and the broader region. He is currently pursuing an MA in Global Security & Strategy at the Brussels School of Governance and has previously worked in strategic communications for an NGO promoting Norway–India relations. Having lived in five countries, including the Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, and Japan, Nicolai brings an adaptable, globally informed perspective to foreign, security, and defense policy work.
Nicolai Stuyvenberg
Co-founder & Director of Strategy
Oslo, Norway | Hilversum, The Netherlands
Nicolai specializes in global security and defence, with core interests in European security, NATO, and the Indo-Pacific, especially Japan. He currently works as an intern in the Eastern Neighbourhood team at the European Institute of Peace, supporting projects on Ukraine and the broader region. He is currently pursuing an MA in Global Security & Strategy at the Brussels School of Governance and has previously worked in strategic communications for an NGO promoting Norway–India relations. Having lived in five countries, including the Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, and Japan, Nicolai brings an adaptable, globally informed perspective to foreign, security, and defense policy work.
Julian Jacobsen
Director of Communications
Stavanger, Norway
Julian Jacobsen is a Norwegian MA student studying Global Security and Strategy in Brussels. He is passionate about Nordic and Arctic security affairs. With hands on experience from the Norwegian military and Energy industry, he has proven himself proactive in acquiring competency and understanding of both traditional and hybrid security dynamics within the broader fields of National Security and International Relations.
Director of Communications
Stavanger, Norway
Julian Jacobsen is a Norwegian MA student studying Global Security and Strategy in Brussels. He is passionate about Nordic and Arctic security affairs. With hands on experience from the Norwegian military and Energy industry, he has proven himself proactive in acquiring competency and understanding of both traditional and hybrid security dynamics within the broader fields of National Security and International Relations.
Julian Jacobsen is a Norwegian MA student studying Global Security and Strategy in Brussels. He is passionate about Nordic and Arctic security affairs. With hands on experience from the Norwegian military and Energy industry, he has proven himself proactive in acquiring competency and understanding of both traditional and hybrid security dynamics within the broader fields of National Security and International Relations.
Advisory Board
Advisory Board
Advisory Board
Senior Advisor
Mr. Christopher Case is the senior intelligence analyst for Hybrid Threats and Emerging and Disruptive Technologies assessments at NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). He is a career intelligence officer with over twenty years’ experience in strategic, operational, and tactical analysis. Mr. Case served in the US Army for five years analyzing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency topics and deployed to Iraq for sixteen months to directly support operations. As a civilian analyst for the US Defense Intelligence Agency, Mr. Case analyzed a variety of problem sets and twice deploying to Afghanistan to support NATO operations. He also provided support to NATO’s Operation Unified Protector in Libya in 2011 before assuming his current position with SHAPE in 2019. Mr. Case holds a Bachelor of Arts in international affairs from Vesalius College and a Master of Arts in international conflict and security at the University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies. He is currently a PhD candidate with Leiden University researching the military implications for NATO from biotechnologies and human enhancement.
Senior Advisor
Mr. Christopher Case is the senior intelligence analyst for Hybrid Threats and Emerging and Disruptive Technologies assessments at NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). He is a career intelligence officer with over twenty years’ experience in strategic, operational, and tactical analysis. Mr. Case served in the US Army for five years analyzing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency topics and deployed to Iraq for sixteen months to directly support operations. As a civilian analyst for the US Defense Intelligence Agency, Mr. Case analyzed a variety of problem sets and twice deploying to Afghanistan to support NATO operations. He also provided support to NATO’s Operation Unified Protector in Libya in 2011 before assuming his current position with SHAPE in 2019. Mr. Case holds a Bachelor of Arts in international affairs from Vesalius College and a Master of Arts in international conflict and security at the University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies. He is currently a PhD candidate with Leiden University researching the military implications for NATO from biotechnologies and human enhancement.
Senior Advisor
Justin Mohn is a Capability and Armaments Officer in the International Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, with a range of responsibilities from defence planning and capability development/delivery policy to adapting military capabilities to the changing realities of climate change and the energy transition. He’s been with NATO for six years, prior to which he served as a Non-Resident Research Intern focusing on adversary capabilities, innovative and disruptive technologies, and CBRN capabilities. Justin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Missouri, a Master of Arts in Security Studies from Kansas State University, and is a PhD candidate with King’s College London researching the effectiveness of foreign military volunteers in modern warfare.
Senior Advisor
Justin Mohn is a Capability and Armaments Officer in the International Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, with a range of responsibilities from defence planning and capability development/delivery policy to adapting military capabilities to the changing realities of climate change and the energy transition. He’s been with NATO for six years, prior to which he served as a Non-Resident Research Intern focusing on adversary capabilities, innovative and disruptive technologies, and CBRN capabilities. Justin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Missouri, a Master of Arts in Security Studies from Kansas State University, and is a PhD candidate with King’s College London researching the effectiveness of foreign military volunteers in modern warfare.
Christopher Case
Senior Advisor
Mr. Christopher Case is the senior intelligence analyst for Hybrid Threats and Emerging and Disruptive Technologies assessments at NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). He is a career intelligence officer with over twenty years’ experience in strategic, operational, and tactical analysis. Mr. Case served in the US Army for five years analyzing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency topics and deployed to Iraq for sixteen months to directly support operations.
As a civilian analyst for the US Defense Intelligence Agency, Mr. Case analyzed a variety of problem sets and twice deploying to Afghanistan to support NATO operations. He also provided support to NATO’s Operation Unified Protector in Libya in 2011 before assuming his current position with SHAPE in 2019. Mr. Case holds a Bachelor of Arts in international affairs from Vesalius College and a Master of Arts in international conflict and security at the University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies. He is currently a PhD candidate with Leiden University researching the military implications for NATO from biotechnologies and human enhancement.
Mr. Christopher Case is the senior intelligence analyst for Hybrid Threats and Emerging and Disruptive Technologies assessments at NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). He is a career intelligence officer with over twenty years’ experience in strategic, operational, and tactical analysis. Mr. Case served in the US Army for five years analyzing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency topics and deployed to Iraq for sixteen months to directly support operations.
As a civilian analyst for the US Defense Intelligence Agency, Mr. Case analyzed a variety of problem sets and twice deploying to Afghanistan to support NATO operations. He also provided support to NATO’s Operation Unified Protector in Libya in 2011 before assuming his current position with SHAPE in 2019. Mr. Case holds a Bachelor of Arts in international affairs from Vesalius College and a Master of Arts in international conflict and security at the University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies. He is currently a PhD candidate with Leiden University researching the military implications for NATO from biotechnologies and human enhancement.
Justin Mohn is a Capability and Armaments Officer in the International Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, with a range of responsibilities from defence planning and capability development/delivery policy to adapting military capabilities to the changing realities of climate change and the energy transition. He’s been with NATO for six years, prior to which he served as a Non-Resident Research Intern focusing on adversary capabilities, innovative and disruptive technologies, and CBRN capabilities.
Justin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Missouri, a Master of Arts in Security Studies from Kansas State University, and is a PhD candidate with King’s College London researching the effectiveness of foreign military volunteers in modern warfare.
Justin Mohn
Senior Advisor
Justin Mohn is a Capability and Armaments Officer in the International Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, with a range of responsibilities from defence planning and capability development/delivery policy to adapting military capabilities to the changing realities of climate change and the energy transition. He’s been with NATO for six years, prior to which he served as a Non-Resident Research Intern focusing on adversary capabilities, innovative and disruptive technologies, and CBRN capabilities.
Justin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Missouri, a Master of Arts in Security Studies from Kansas State University, and is a PhD candidate with King’s College London researching the effectiveness of foreign military volunteers in modern warfare.
Officer Team
Officer Team
Strategic Communications Officer
Katharina Brzuska is a Junior Policy Analyst specialising in European defence policy. Her previous experience at FINABEL – the European Land Force Commanders Organisation included publishing analytical papers on defence cooperation and interoperability. Her interests focus on transatlantic relations and the evolving role of Europe in global security. Katharina holds a Master’s degree in International Politics from KU Leuven and is a member of Women in International Security (WIIS).
Strategic Communications Officer
Katharina Brzuska is a Junior Policy Analyst specialising in European defence policy. Her previous experience at FINABEL – the European Land Force Commanders Organisation included publishing analytical papers on defence cooperation and interoperability. Her interests focus on transatlantic relations and the evolving role of Europe in global security. Katharina holds a Master’s degree in International Politics from KU Leuven and is a member of Women in International Security (WIIS).
Strategic Communications Officer
Katharina Brzuska is a Junior Policy Analyst specialising in European defence policy. Her previous experience at FINABEL – the European Land Force Commanders Organisation included publishing analytical papers on defence cooperation and interoperability. Her interests focus on transatlantic relations and the evolving role of Europe in global security. Katharina holds a Master’s degree in International Politics from KU Leuven and is a member of Women in International Security (WIIS).
Strategic Communications Officer
Katharina Brzuska is a Junior Policy Analyst specialising in European defence policy. Her previous experience at FINABEL – the European Land Force Commanders Organisation included publishing analytical papers on defence cooperation and interoperability. Her interests focus on transatlantic relations and the evolving role of Europe in global security. Katharina holds a Master’s degree in International Politics from KU Leuven and is a member of Women in International Security (WIIS).
Strategic Communications Officer
Sabrina Touijer holds a Master's degree in Crisis and Security Management with a specialization in War and Peace Studies. Passionate about conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and justice, Sabrina conducts research focused on understanding the dynamics of conflict and exploring sustainable pathways towards peace and security in complex environments.
Strategic Communications Officer
Sabrina Touijer holds a Master's degree in Crisis and Security Management with a specialization in War and Peace Studies. Passionate about conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and justice, Sabrina conducts research focused on understanding the dynamics of conflict and exploring sustainable pathways towards peace and security in complex environments.
Strategic Communications Officer
Emmanuel Hubert is a Belgian student specializing in geopolitics, security, and defense in the Indo-Pacific. He conducted research at the Royal Higher Institute for Defense on the implications of Sino-American rivalry for transatlantic relations and the European security and defense architecture. Emmanuel aims to further develop his language skills, notably Chinese, to contribute to a more effective European strategy towards China and Asia.
Strategic Communications Officer
Emmanuel Hubert is a Belgian student specializing in geopolitics, security, and defense in the Indo-Pacific. He conducted research at the Royal Higher Institute for Defense on the implications of Sino-American rivalry for transatlantic relations and the European security and defense architecture. Emmanuel aims to further develop his language skills, notably Chinese, to contribute to a more effective European strategy towards China and Asia.
Strategic Communications Officer
Marshall is an American undergraduate at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, studying international relations, cyber security, and artificial intelligence applications. He is particularly interested in the nexus of emerging technologies, regulatory frameworks, and global power dynamics.
Strategic Communications Officer
Marshall is an American undergraduate at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, studying international relations, cyber security, and artificial intelligence applications. He is particularly interested in the nexus of emerging technologies, regulatory frameworks, and global power dynamics.
Digital Officer
Anders is a Creative Technologist and Digital Designer with a focus on UX, modern web design, and visual identity development. He builds digital platforms that strengthen communication, accessibility, and professional presence. Working with NAPF, Anders designed and developed the full website and brand system to support the organization’s expanding global network.
Digital Officer
Anders is a Creative Technologist and Digital Designer with a focus on UX, modern web design, and visual identity development. He builds digital platforms that strengthen communication, accessibility, and professional presence. Working with NAPF, Anders designed and developed the full website and brand system to support the organization’s expanding global network.
Katharina Brzuska
Strategic Communications Officer
Katharina Brzuska is a Junior Policy Analyst specialising in European defence policy. Her previous experience at FINABEL – the European Land Force Commanders Organisation included publishing analytical papers on defence cooperation and interoperability. Her interests focus on transatlantic relations and the evolving role of Europe in global security. Katharina holds a Master’s degree in International Politics from KU Leuven and is a member of Women in International Security (WIIS).
Katharina Brzuska
Strategic Communications Officer
Katharina Brzuska is a Junior Policy Analyst specialising in European defence policy. Her previous experience at FINABEL – the European Land Force Commanders Organisation included publishing analytical papers on defence cooperation and interoperability. Her interests focus on transatlantic relations and the evolving role of Europe in global security. Katharina holds a Master’s degree in International Politics from KU Leuven and is a member of Women in International Security (WIIS).
Mathias Sivertsen
Strategic Communications Officer
Currently pursuing a master’s in Human Rights at the University of Oslo, Mathias builds upon his bachelor’s degree in development studies with extensive international experience. He has experience with complex social and policy issues firsthand, inter alia through an internship at the Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and exchange semesters in the United States, Uganda, and Greenland. His primary areas of interest include peace and reconciliation, participatory development, Indigenous rights, and Arctic security.
Mathias Sivertsen
Strategic Communications Officer
Currently pursuing a master’s in Human Rights at the University of Oslo, Mathias builds upon his bachelor’s degree in development studies with extensive international experience. He has experience with complex social and policy issues firsthand, inter alia through an internship at the Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and exchange semesters in the United States, Uganda, and Greenland. His primary areas of interest include peace and reconciliation, participatory development, Indigenous rights, and Arctic security.
Sabrina Touijer
Strategic Communications Officer
Sabrina Touijer holds a Master's degree in Crisis and Security Management with a specialization in War and Peace Studies. Passionate about conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and justice, Sabrina conducts research focused on understanding the dynamics of conflict and exploring sustainable pathways towards peace and security in complex environments.
Sabrina Touijer
Strategic Communications Officer
Sabrina Touijer holds a Master's degree in Crisis and Security Management with a specialization in War and Peace Studies. Passionate about conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and justice, Sabrina conducts research focused on understanding the dynamics of conflict and exploring sustainable pathways towards peace and security in complex environments.
Emmanuel Hubert
Strategic Communications Officer
Emmanuel Hubert is a Belgian student specializing in geopolitics, security, and defense in the Indo-Pacific. He conducted research at the Royal Higher Institute for Defense on the implications of Sino-American rivalry for transatlantic relations and the European security and defense architecture. Emmanuel aims to further develop his language skills, notably Chinese, to contribute to a more effective European strategy towards China and Asia.
Emmanuel Hubert
Strategic Communications Officer
Emmanuel Hubert is a Belgian student specializing in geopolitics, security, and defense in the Indo-Pacific. He conducted research at the Royal Higher Institute for Defense on the implications of Sino-American rivalry for transatlantic relations and the European security and defense architecture. Emmanuel aims to further develop his language skills, notably Chinese, to contribute to a more effective European strategy towards China and Asia.
Marshall Green
Strategic Communications Officer
Marshall is an American undergraduate at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, studying international relations, cyber security, and artificial intelligence applications. He is particularly interested in the nexus of emerging technologies, regulatory frameworks, and global power dynamics.
Marshall Green
Strategic Communications Officer
Marshall is an American undergraduate at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, studying international relations, cyber security, and artificial intelligence applications. He is particularly interested in the nexus of emerging technologies, regulatory frameworks, and global power dynamics.
Anders Cederberg
Digital Officer
Anders is a Creative Technologist and Digital Designer with a focus on UX, modern web design, and visual identity development. He builds digital platforms that strengthen communication, accessibility, and professional presence. Working with NAPF, Anders designed and developed the full website and brand system to support the organization’s expanding global network.
Anders Cederberg
Digital Officer
Anders is a Creative Technologist and Digital Designer with a focus on UX, modern web design, and visual identity development. He builds digital platforms that strengthen communication, accessibility, and professional presence. Working with NAPF, Anders designed and developed the full website and brand system to support the organization’s expanding global network.
