Mridvika Sahajpal holds a master’s degree in European, Russian and Eurasian Affairs from the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto. Her professional and academic expertise is in post-Soviet ethnic and frozen conflicts, minority integration policies, and Russian hybrid warfare. Additionally, she focuses on EU institutions and EU relations with its periphery vis-a-vis the European Neighborhood Policy, as well as EU-Central Asia relations. She has worked, studied, and researched in Toronto, Hungary, Italy, Estonia, Austria, Belgium, Russia, and Turkey.