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The Climate and Security Advisory Group (CSAG) is pleased to announce a call for applications for its 2019 Climate Security Fellowship Program, a collaborative effort of the American Security Project, the Center for Climate and Security and the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program.
Applications are due by 5pm Eastern Standard Time on September 30, 2019. In response to increasing demand for mentorship a... More
Chief Operating Officer
Expertise: Energy, Climate Change, Innovation, and Infrastructure Policy
Andrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Chief Operating Officer. His area of research is on on energy, climate change, trade, innovation and infrastructure policy. For more than 15 yea... More
Fellow for Public Diplomacy
Office Manager
Expertise: Public diplomacy, military history, national security policy, nuclear security, international conflict
A Los Angeles native, Matthew has lead ASP’s research on public diplomacy and strategic communications since 2011. As an expert in national security strategy and international relations, Matthew is also currently le... More
Director, Climate and Energy Security
Expertise: International Security, US National Security Policy, US-China Relations, Afghanistan, Climate Security
Alexandra Hackbarth is the Director of Climate and Energy Security at the American Security Project. Her research examines the natio... More
Director of Strategic Communications and Development
Annie Aleman is the Director of Strategic Communications and Development at ASP. Her past experience includes digital communications for domestic and international political clients. Annie’s work has taken her around the world, including a year spent in New Zealand with the international consultancy, Topham Guerin.
Annie received her Bachelors of ... More
Climate Security Outreach and Event Planner
Expertise: Climate Security, Energy management, Sustainability.
Adam Despang is the Climate Security Outreach and Event Planner for Florida 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 Enginee... More
U.S.-Russia Relations Intern
Expertise: U.S.-Russia Relations, Transatlantic Security, CBRN, NATO
Rylee Boyd is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Strategic Studies at the University of Aberdeen. Rylee earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Alabama. Her interests include Russian history and foreign policy, transatlantic relations and security... More
Nuclear Security Intern
Expertise: Homeland Security, Nuclear Security, and International Relations
Landon Cooke is currently pursuing a Master of International Affairs degree from the Pennsylvania State University where he is concentrating in International and Nuclear Security. He is focused on a career at the intersection of science and policy and hopes to spend most of his time in ... More
Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communications Intern
Expertise: Public Diplomacy, Public Relations, Political Communications, International Relations
Sarah Forland is a current Public Diplomacy student at Syracuse University pursuing a master’s in public relations from S.I. Newhouse School of Communications and a master’s in international relations from the Maxwell School. Her int... More
Fusion Industry Association Intern
Expertise: Energy Policy, Climate Policy, Energy Markets, Nuclear Energy, Fusion Energy, Climate Technology
Daniel Slesinski is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Energy Policy & Climate with Johns Hopkins University. He is particularly interested in the intersection between clean energy technology, economics, and policy to enable a... More
Latin American Security Intern
Expertise: U.S.-Latin America Relations, Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Authorita... More
Climate Security Intern
Expertise: Latin America Policy, Democracy and Governance, International Security, Climate Security
Katherine Seevers is an M.P.P. degree candidate and Robertson Fellow at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy specializing in international security and economic policy.
She previously administered democracy and governance programs in Latin Am... More
Asymmetric Operations Intern
Expertise: Displacement & Migration, Terrorism, Conflict & Development
Claire Brenner is a Chicago native and a Junior at The Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University concentrating in security policy and learning Arabic. As a scholar of GW’s Global Bachelor’s Program, Claire is utilizing three international ex... More
