Beatrice de Graaf (born 1976) is a Dutch historian and faculty professor at Utrecht University, holding the chair of History of International Relations & Global Governance. She specialises in the history of security, terrorism and international relations since the nineteenth century, and has become widely known as a public speaker and media commentator. Her work has earned her the NWO Stevin Prize (2018) and the Arenberg European Prize (2022) for 'Fighting Terror after Napoleon', the English translation of her acclaimed book 'Tegen de terreur'.
De Graaf published a critical review on how Putin's historical fabrications should be taken seriously.
She was interviewed by the NOS about suspected Iran-orchestrated attacks on Jewish targets in Europe.
With the theater college 'Chaos in the Western World' she tours Dutch theaters, with performances running through 2027.
The Financial Times published a review of her work on the politics of terror.
She wrote the column 'No kings' for NRC Handelsblad.
