Marlien Schlaphoff

Dr. Marlien Schlaphoff is a former Research Fellow (2016-2017) and Scholarship Holder (2013-2016) at the Global Governance unit of the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. She holds a PhD in International Relations from Freie Universität Berlin (2017), with a thesis titled Counterterrorism Across Regions. Explaining the Scope of Regional Counterterrorism Activity. Her academic journey includes a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Law and Politics of International Security from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2012-2013), focusing on African Union interventions, and a B.Sc. in International Management from the University of Flensburg (2009-2011).

Her research interests span counterterrorism strategies, international security frameworks, and the intersection of law and politics in global governance. Schlaphoff also served as a Visiting PhD Student at the University of New South Wales (2015), an advisor at the Permanent Mission of Tuvalu to the UN (2012), and an intern at the German Embassy in Santo Domingo (2011-2012).

No scientific awards or articles are explicitly listed in the provided text, though her work reflects engagement with transnational governance challenges. Her affiliations include the Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies (BTS) and WZB, where she contributed to interdisciplinary research on regional security dynamics.