Elisabeth Schäfer is a political science and public administration student with a strong research focus on security policy, international relations, and hybrid warfare. Her regional expertise lies in Europe with a focus on the Baltic States and Russia, with particular interest in security dynamics and democratic resilience. She has gained think tank experience through the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and is currently active in policy-oriented security research and analysis.
This article compares European responses to the 2021 Belarus border crisis and the 2026 migration influx in Ceuta. It examines how differences in attribution and pre-existing divisions over migration policy shaped these responses.
This brief examines whether the concept of the attribution problem can be applied to sabotage of critical underwater infrastructure (CUI) in the Baltic Sea. It argues that while technical attribution is often possible, political, legal, and discursive constraints limit clear attribution. Applying…
