Neeraja Kulkarni is a Research Analyst with the Foreign Policy and Security vertical at CSEP. Her work spans topics including just energy transitions, wildlife conservation, and climate security, with a focus on critical minerals supply chains and equitable development in South Asia and East Africa. She recently supported the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program and China Environment Forum in Washington DC. Neeraja has previously published for Wilson Center’s New Security Beat, Stimson Center’s South Asian Voices, Fair Observer, The Diplomat, and Climate Policy Lab. She holds a master’s degree specialising in International Development and Environmental Policy from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.