Clara Marina O'Donnell

Biography

Clara Marina O'Donnell is spending nine months at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. as a Fulbright Schuman visiting fellow. She will return to the CER in June 2012.

Clara joined the CER in 2007, as a research fellow on EU foreign policy and defence. She focuses on the Middle East, EU defence co-operation and defence industrial matters. In addition to publishing policy reports, she writes articles in peer-reviewed journals, including International Affairs, and opinions pieces in newspapers, including European Voice and Jane’s defence weekly. She speaks at international conferences and provides commentary to the media, including BBC’s Newsnight, The Financial Times, The New York Times and El País.

She previously worked for NATO at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Belgium and as a researcher for Chatham House on Europe. She has also had various placements within EU institutions. She has an MPhil in International Relations from the University of Cambridge and a BA in European Studies from King's College London. She also studied at Sciences-Po Paris.

She is on the steering group for the Under 35s Forum at Chatham House and a member of the UK Advisory Council of the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy.