Ana has two Master’s degrees in European Political and Governance Studies from College of Europe and in International Relations and Regional Studies from the University of Tartu. Before this, she worked as a Research Associate at the Center for Strategy and Development, conducting research on far-right groups, violent extremism and dissemination of their narratives in Georgia. Alongside other experiences, she did her traineeship at the Baltic Defence College in Tartu, where she assisted with research and logistics of high-profile events, including the Annual Conference on Russia. Ana’s main interests include enlargement policy, differentiated integration, security studies and democratic resilience.