Maria Luísa Moreira is an award-winning foreign affairs analyst, writer and storyteller, passionate about turning complex geopolitical issues into accessible and relevant ideas. In 2024, she was selected as GLOBSEC Young Fellow shortly after founding The Diplomat’s Cabinet, a multimedia and policy communications platform.

In 2021, Maria Luísa received public recognition from the Ministry of Defence of Portugal for her research on the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 into national defence policy, and was featured at the 2022 NATO Youth Summit in Brussels.

Maria Luísa is a regular speaker, writer and media contributor on geopolitical and global security issues, namely in leading media in Portugal, such as CNN Portugal and Negócios, where she’s an invited writer with a bimonthly column entitled Diplomatic Bag.  She has worked in public diplomacy, project management and political communication, with experience at the Council of the EU, the British and Canadian Foreign Offices, as well as being principal investigator on the European Competitiveness for the Digital Age project, funded by Google.

Beyond professional endeavours, Maria Luísa is a pro bono co-founder of several political projects, including an initiative to get more women into public opinion spaces in Portugal, and maitains an active presence on social media, where she shares commentary on global security and human rights. In 2023, she undertook a five-month solo trip to South America, which inspired the creation of The Diplomat’s Cabinet.

Maria Luísa holds a master's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a bachelor's degree from the University of Essex.

Born and raised in Lisbon, she has lived in the UK and Brazil and is a retired karate and equestrian dressage athlete.

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