Natalia Martín is Head of Partnerships and Activities at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance (BSoG-VUB). Her professional experience combines both research and management of EU and NATO funded projects. In her latest assignment at the Elcano Royal Institute, she coordinated a NATO Sciences for Peace and Security project on foresight analysis. She has previously worked at the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), where she monitored regional cooperation initiatives between the EU and ASEAN and provided research on non-traditional and emerging security threats in the Indo-Pacific region. Prior to that, she worked at the European External Action Service (EEAS) (Asia-Pacific Division) and at the Paris-based think tank Jacques Delors Institute. She is a graduate from the College of Europe (Bruges) and from the Diplomatic School of Spain.