Anca Agachi is an associate director and resident fellow for Transatlantic Security Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. Her work in TSI focuses on transatlantic security, conflict and stabilization, emerging threats and foresight. Anca’s driven by a desire to understand the long-term transformation of conflict and security. Previously, she worked for the EU’s European Defence Agency on defense capability development projects in the information security and space domains, and served as a United Nations Youth Representative for Romania, focusing extensively on the UN 2030 Agenda and sustainable development goals. Her analysis has appeared in Politico, Just Security, Defense One, and the National Interest, among others.

Anca holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, with a concentration in International Security Policy and a double specialization in Conflict Resolution and Africa. She holds a BA in International Relations and European Studies from the University of Bucharest, as well as a BA in International Business and Economics from the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies. Anca is originally from Bucharest, Romania.