Laura Rubidge is a Konrad Adenauer Foundation Scholar at the South African Institute of International Affairs. Laura has graduated from the University of Pretoria, where she obtained her Bachelor of Political Science majoring in International Relations and French, as well as a Bachelor of Arts Honours in International Relations. She is currently pursuing her Masters Degree in International Relations at the University of Witwatersrand. Her research interests include governance on the African continent, foreign policy and the impact of social media and technology.