Elizabeth Anderson

Elizabeth Anderson is a visiting associate fellow with the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). She is currently on a Fulbright Scholarship as a research scholar. Her research focuses on the Axis of Upheaval’s use of hybrid warfare, including influence operations, attacks on critical infrastructure, violence campaigns, and the use of weaponized migration. Anderson’s research focuses on how liberal democratic governments, as well as NATO, can better defend against such attacks, as well as on the future of Canadian defense and international security priorities. She serves on the Council on Foreign Relations Securing Ukraine’s Future working group, as well as the Brookings Russia-Ukraine war working group.

Prior to joining CNAS, Anderson was a senior advisor in the office of Canada’s foreign minister, Mélanie Joly. She has experience working on policy that intersects national security and international relations and on priority issues of the Canadian government, including NATO, the G7, Ukraine/Russia, Europe, export controls, sanctions, nuclear nonproliferation, complex consular cases, and intelligence. She also served as the minister’s director of operations.

Anderson is currently pursuing her master’s in global risk at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. She received a BA (honors) in political studies with a focus on international relations from Queen’s University.