MA student at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs of Leiden University studying Crisis and Security Management with a specialisation in Cybersecurity Governance.
Madelief Alserda is a master’s student at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs of Leiden University studying Crisis and Security Management with a specialisation in Cybersecurity Governance. Madelief holds a BSc. in Security Studies with a minor in Global Affairs and studied the effects of polarisation and militarism in American politics for her bachelor’s thesis. Her academic interests include the fragmentation of liberal democracy in Western society and the development of cyber in international relations and law. Beyond her studies, Madelief is a legal analyst for the non-profit OSINT for Ukraine and has co-authored investigations on war crimes and cyber operations committed in the Russo-Ukraine war. Professionally, Madelief has three years of experience in an inter-governmental organisation working in the field of Private International Law for the Hague Conference on Private International Law in the Hague.