Natasia Kalajdziovski

Dr Natasia Kalajdziovski is an innovative and resourceful subject matter expert with significant experience in the security and defence field, in both practitioner and academic roles. Currently, she is both a senior threat intelligence analyst in the private sector and an independent researcher based in London, UK. She received her doctorate in intelligence studies through a fully funded research studentship from the School of Law at Middlesex University, and holds a first-class MA from the Department of War Studies, Kings College London and an Honours BA from the University of Toronto.

At the doctoral level, Natasia’s research examined the role and conduct of intelligence practice in the counterterrorism context. During her degree, she contributed to several publications in the defence field and consulted with various organisations and governments as a subject matter expert in her areas of research expertise. As both a practitioner and academic, Natasia’s current research specialities have expanded to include Russian disinformation, executive vulnerability management, European protest movements, and the ethical dimensions of national security policy