Karolina is a Master’s student in War and Defence at the Swedish Defence University and an International Relations graduate of University College Maastricht. Her interests include transatlantic ties, NATO’s eastern flank, Chinese foreign policy, AI in defence, and hybrid warfare. She has worked at the U.S. Congress (TFLF) and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Warsaw, co-founded the Mare Balticum Institute, won the 2025 Cybersecurity Challenge, and was a 2025 Cyber 9/12 semi-finalist.