Louise van Schaik

Louise van Schaik is Head of Unit EU & Global Affairs. She also coordinates Clingendael research in the field of climate change and sustainability. In her research she has extensively analysed the EU’s diplomatic performance in various fields, among others climate change, energy, health and food standards. She has also published on related research areas such as EU foreign policy, EU climate change and energy policy, EU research policy, climate-security and scarcity of natural resources and raw materials. She is often asked as a commentator on European affairs, geopolitics and sustainability issues. 

Louise has published various policy reports, books, academic articles and commentaries. She regularly gives presentations and lectures to various groups of professionals. She was responsible for the acquisition and implementation of several research projects for governments, (international) foundations, the private sector, and others.

Dr. Van Schaik is a Member of the Committee on European Integration of the Advisory Council International Affairs (AIV) and a Member of the Supervisory Board of IUCN the Netherlands. She has a Master's degree in Public Administration from Leiden University (2003) and a PhD in Political Science from the KU Leuven (2010). Prior to joining Clingendael in 2006, she was a Research Fellow at CEPS, the Brussels-based think tank, for four years.