Armida van Rij

Armida van Rij is a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, specialising in European security, defence, and foreign policy; and the implications of populism and politics on security policy. She has a decade of experience in supporting government policy-making, convening dialogues and analysing policy.

Before joining the CER, she was the Head of the Europe Programme at Chatham House, and previously worked at the Policy Institute at King’s College London and the EU Delegation to Myanmar. 

She has served as an expert witness to the UK House of Commons Defence Select Committee and UK House of Lords European Affairs Committee, and has advised governments on a range of foreign and security policy issues.

Armida can be followed on Bluesky @armida.bsky.social and on LinkedIn @armidalm-van-rij