Consuelo Thiers is a Fellow in International Security at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals – IBEI. She holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh and a Master's in International Studies from Universidad de Chile. She is an interdisciplinary scholar working at the intersection of psychology, international relations, and security studies. Her research interests include enduring rivalries, political psychology, foreign policy analysis, and the psychological assessment of political leaders. She also has a particular interest in the foreign policies of Latin America. Her research has been published in International Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, and the British Journal of Politics and International Relations.