Marije Willigenburg works as an analyst at EqoLibrium. Marije specializes in research on cross-border social issues at the intersection of human rights, international politics and economics. She completed the bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges at Leiden University College The Hague, with a major in International Justice. She then went on to earn a master's degree in Global Crime, Justice and Security from the University of Edinburgh. During her studies she investigated, among other things, how geopolitical interests influence the legal conclusion of international trade treaties, such as the UN Arms Trade Treaty.