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ASP’s Adjunct Fellows are not located at ASP’s Washington, DC office. ASP does not forward U.S. mail to adjunct fellows.
In response to increasing demand for mentorship and increased interest in career pathways for climate and security practitioners, the Climate and Security Advisory Group (CSAG) has developed a community-wide Climate Security Fellowship Program. It is the first professional organization for emerging leaders seeking meaningful careers at the intersection of climate change and security. The program connects established climate security experts with pr... More
Chief Executive Officer
Expertise: U.S. Foreign Policy; U.S. Congress; International Trade; Business Diplomacy; Trans-Atlantic Relations; Sub-Saharan Africa; Diplomacy; Politics and Governance; International Law & War; Transitional Justice and International Criminal Law
Patrick C. Costello is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) in Washington, DC. Cos... More
Chief Operating Officer
Expertise: Public diplomacy, military history, national security policy, nuclear security, U.S.-Russia relations, asymmetric operations
Matthew Wallin is ASP’s Chief Operating Officer, and has led ASP’s research on public diplomacy and strategic communications since 2011. As an expert in national security strategy and international relations, Matt... More
Senior Fellow for Climate Security
Expertise: Climate security, emergency Response/disaster preparedness, civil affairs, security cooperation, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) issues, Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), interagency collaboration
Jessica Olcott Yllemo is a national security professional with 15 years of experience at the nexu... More
Climate Security Outreach Manager
Expertise: Climate Security, Energy management, Sustainability.
Adam Despang is the Climate Security Outreach Manager at the American Security Project.
Adam, a former Army Field Artillery Officer, earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Psychology from the United ... More
Illicit Fishing Research Associate
Expertise: Ocean security, IUU fishing, green energy geopolitics, and environmental conflict
Samuel Naujokas (he/him) is an M.A. in International Environmental Policy candidate at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA. Within this program, he is pursuing a specialization in Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
P... More
Senior Fellow for Climate Security (on leave)
Expertise: US National Security Policy, Climate Security, South and Southeast Asia Policy, Internal Conflict
David Haines is a Senior Fellow for Climate Security at the American Security Project. His research examines the national security implications of climate change.
From 2006-2020 he was an o... More
Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated Fishing Intern
Expertise: Federal Regulatory Policy, State and Federal Government Relations, Law
Quinne Daoust is an IUU Fishing Intern at the American Security Project.
Currently, Quinne is a second-year law student at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Her legal interests primarily concern American Southwe... More
National Security Strategy Intern
Expertise: Great Power Competition, Russian Foreign Policy, National Security and Space
Tucker Hamilton is a senior at The George Washington University pursuing a B.A. in International Affairs with a concentration in security policy and a minor in Russian. His research interests include national security, grand strategy, Russian intelligence opera... More
U.S.-Russia Relations Intern
Expertise: U.S.-Russia relations; Latin American politics; Defense Policy; East Asian politics
Heberto Limas-Villers is an M.P.P candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School. His research interests include U.S. foreign policy, defense policy, and East Asia.
Heberto previous... More
National Security Strategy Intern
Expertise: U.S. Congress, U.S. Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, National Security Policy, and Middle East Policy
Sarah Nishioka is a Junior at California State University Fullerton pursuing a B.A. in Political Science with an emphasis in Comparative Politics. Her policy interests include U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations (U.N.) relations, diplomac... More