Etienne Soula is a research assistant with the Alliance for Securing Democracy in GMF’s Brussels office. Prior to joining GMF, he was a research assistant with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Europe Program in Washington, DC. His research there focused on foreign interference in European democracies. He has published several articles on Russian destabilization efforts and Chinese investments in Europe. Earlier, Etienne worked as an intern at the Hudson Institute and at NATO. In 2017, he completed a dual master program in international affairs at American University and the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Nottingham and studied in Singapore for a year. A French national, Etienne is also fluent in German.