Tjeerd is specialized in international and (geo)political analyses. He holds a MA in American Studies from the University Utrecht and a MsC in International Relations from the University of Amsterdam. He has worked in the European Parliament, for the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and for the British advisory firm Oxford Business Group. Tjeerd has extensive work experience in Africa and also worked as an Academy Fellow at the Clingendael Institute for International Relations in The Hague. He focuses on international trade, sustainable investment, economic diplomacy and economic security;