Eglė E. Murauskaitė is a Senior Faculty Specialist at the University of Maryland and a Senior Non-Resident Fellow with the Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis. She lectures at Vilnius University and Kaunas University of Technology, focusing on international security, gray zone warfare, and unconventional threats. Her work spans academic research, government consulting, and crisis simulations design across Europe, the U.S., and MENA. Education: Master of International Relations (Security Studies, Summa Cum Laude, Sciences Po Paris 2012), Bachelor of Economics (SSE Riga 2008). Research Areas: Nuclear security, WMD proliferation, crisis communication, emotion studies, and interdisciplinary approaches to security challenges. Leadership: PI for DoD Minerva projects on Western assistance in Ukraine and emotions in adversarial campaigns; lead for ICONS Project simulations. Scientific Awards: Senior non-resident fellow at Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis. Her recent publications analyze Ukrainian resilience, Russian nuclear rhetoric, and foreign fighter risks. She also contributes to public discourse via the NYLA Update podcast and National Drama Theatre discussions.








