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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 Executive Officer
Expertise: Military and Defense Issues, National Security Strategy
BGen Stephen Cheney, USMC (Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP).
He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy ... More
Chief Operating Officer
Expertise: Energy, Climate Change, 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, and infrastructure policy. For more than 15 years, he has worked at th... 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
Program Manager, Climate Security
Expertise: Climate Change, Security Studies, South Asia, Arctic Security and Renewable Energy
Esther Babson is the Program Manager of Climate Security at the American Security Project. She has a Masters in Global Security Studies from Johns Hopkins University with a focus on the impact of climate change on security in South Asia. As part of... More
Development and External Relations Manager
Annie Aleman is the Development and External Relations Manager at the American Security Project. 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 Bachelo... More
Climate Security Intern
Expertise: International Security, US National Security Policy, US-China Relations, Afghanistan, Climate Security
Alexandra Hackbarth is a Climate Security intern at the American Security Project. Her research focuses on how climate change is affecting U.S. national security interests worldwide.
From 2017 to 2019, Alexandra served as the Special Advisor ... More
US-Russia Relations Intern
Expertise: International Security, Intelligence, US-Russia Relations, National Security
Patrick Smith is currently pursuing a degree in International Security at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. This fall Patrick is participating in Korbel’s DC Semester program at the Maxwell School. His focus is on intelligence... More
Climate Security Intern
Expertise: Climate Change and International Security, Security Policy, U.S. National Security, U.S.-Russia Relations, NATO
Naina Azimov is currently in her second year of pursuing a Master of Arts in Security Policy Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. Her primary interests lie in the effects of climate c... More
