Zora L. Hauser is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. In her research, Hauser investigates criminal governance and illicit markets, with a focus on dynamics of trust and violence. Her work has been featured on CNN, Sky News, and in Der Spiegel, among others. Previously, she has served as an analyst for the NATO Foundation and the Italian Ministry of Defence. Hauser obtained her doctorate in Sociology from the University of Oxford and holds an MA in International Relations and a BA in Political Science from LUISS University, Rome.