The Team

The Team

Executive Team

Ross Manson

Ross Manson

Co-founder & Executive Director

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

Samuel Kelly

Co-founder & Director of Policy and Publications

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. Samuel has distinguished himself as a dedicated and versatile individual, and is passionate about climate security, transatlantic relations, and international trade.

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. Samuel has distinguished himself as a dedicated and versatile individual, and is passionate about climate security, transatlantic relations, and international trade.

Nicolai Stuyvenberg

Nicolai Stuyvenberg

Co-founder & Director of
Strategy

Oslo, Norway & Hilversum, The Netherlands

Nicolai specializes in global security and strategy, with academic focus areas including NATO, Europe–Japan security & defense relations, and the Indo-Pacific. He has previously worked in communications at an NGO promoting Norway-India bilateral relations. He has extensive international experience, and has lived in five countries, bringing an adaptable, globally informed perspective to the team.

Nicolai specializes in global security and strategy, with academic focus areas including NATO, Europe–Japan security & defense relations, and the Indo-Pacific. He has previously worked in communications at an NGO promoting Norway-India bilateral relations. He has extensive international experience, and has lived in five countries, bringing an adaptable, globally informed perspective to the team.

Julian Jacobsen

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.

Advisory Board

Christopher Case

Christopher Case

Senior Advisor

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.

Justin Mohn

Justin Mohn

Senior Advisor

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.

TBA

TBA

Senior Advisor

To be announced

Officer Team

Katharina Brzuska

Katharina Brzuska

Strategic Communications Officer

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 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

Mathias Sivertsen

Strategic Communications Officer

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.

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

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

Emmanuel Hubert

Strategic Communications Officer

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 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

Marshall Green

Strategic Communications Officer

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 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.

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