Clara Apt

Clara Apt is a Junior Fellow at Just Security and a Public Service Fellow and M.A. student in International Relations at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, specializing in technology and innovation. In 2025, she interned with the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) and previously worked at Freedom House and the U.S. Institute of Peace. Her interests include the governance of emerging technologies and implications for human rights, democracy and security. She graduated summa cum laude from New York University, where she double majored in International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies.