Dr. Alexandra Paulus
International Security Associate
Areas of Expertise
- Cyber-security
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Digital Policy and Cyber
- Technology policy
Short Curriculum vitae
Since 2024: Research Associate at SWP, Co-Head Research Cluster Cybersecurity and Digital Policy
2021-2024 Project Director Cybersecurity Policy and Resilience, Stiftung Neue Verantwortung (SNV)
2022-2023 European Cybersecurity Fellow, European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative (ECCRI)
2018-2021 Completion of Ph.D. program in political science at Chemnitz University of Technology, member of the international graduate school „Security and Development Policy in the 21st century“ of Konrad Adenauer Foundation
2015-2017 Deputy Head, Brazil Office, Konrad Adenauer Foundation
SWP Publications
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An Achilles Heel of Today’s Armed Forces
Managing Software Supply Chain Risk in the Military Sector
SWP Research Paper 2025/RP 06, 17.11.2025, 35 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025RP06
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Europe’s Cybersecurity Depends on the United States
Europe Can and Must Do More
SWP Comment 2025/C 44, 05.11.2025, 7 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025C44
External publications
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How cyber diplomats can tweak the new UN cybersecurity forum for the better
Binding Edge - States committed to international law and the participation of non-state actors should act now to make sure the new global mechanism can provide room for productive exchange
in: Binding Hook, Expert Commentary on Tech and Security, 04.09.2025 -
The Cyber Normative Power of the Factual – How State Practice Shapes Cyber Norms
The Case of Official Public Political Attribution of Cyber Operations
in: Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung, Forschung DSF No. 67, August 2025, 37 Pages -
Tackling the Proliferation of Cyber Intrusion Capabilities
The Pall Mall Process Code of Practice paves the way for strong action against cyber intrusion, but it still has a long way to go.
in: LAWFARE, 04.06.2025 -
Building Bridges in Cyber Diplomacy
How Brazil Shaped Global Cyber Norms
Springer Cham, July 2024, 222 pagesdoi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60387-7