Grete Põder

Grete Põder is a second-year master’s student at the University of Tartu, studying International Relations and Regional Studies with a focus on EU-Russia relations.

Her academic interests include the dissemination of disinformation, conflict management, and peace-building efforts, with a specific interest in the situation in the Western Balkans. She has graduated from the Kosovo International Summer Academy’s programme Peace-building in post-conflict areas – Diplomacy, Leadership, and Negotiations

Grete was an intern at ICDS in the defence programme in summer 2026, where she assisted with research projects related to the NB8 defence industries, Baltic Sea maritime security, and NATO’s use of artificial intelligence. Furthermore, she helped to organise the Annual Baltic Conference on Defence.