TeriSchultz has been covering NATO and the European Union from Brussels since 2007. She can currently be seen, heard, and read on NPR and Deutsche Welle, focusing on security and defence issues. Ms Schultz began her international reporting career in Helsinki,Finland, in 1989 and spent much of her time in the then-occupied Baltic states as the USSR crumbled. She holds an MSc in political science from the University of Helsinki and a BA in journalism from New Mexico State University. In 2024, Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur presented her with Estonia's "Gold Badge for active and critical journalism" for her decades of dedicated coverage.