Adjunct Junior Fellow
Hidetoshi Azuma is a social entrepreneur with a vision for a sustainable, resilient society with the power of emerging technologies. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) where he facilitates U.S.-Japan legislative dialogue among U.S. an... More
Expertise: The Asia-Pacific; Energy; Climate Change
Matthew grew up in Deniliquin, a small in rural New South Wales, Australia. After moving to Melbourne to continue his studies, Matthew received a scholarship to attend Delta State University in the United States, where he is curren... More
Expertise: International Energy Issues, Next-Generation Energy, American Competitiveness
Martin Bee holds a B.A. from Texas Christian University and is currently an M.A. candidate at the Elliott School of International Affairs. He is a dual French-American citizen and h... More
Expertise: American foreign policy, international relations, human geography and political geography
Sean is originally from Anaheim, California, and currently live in the Memphis, Tennessee area.
He is a college senior at the University of Tennessee at Martin, majoring in Poli... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Insurance, Financing of Flood Protection Measures, Autonomous Defense Systems, Hydrogen Economy
Kareem Chin works in the Insurance industry, where he delivers value to insurers through data, analytics and engagement. He holds a Master’s degree in International Management/CEMS and a Bachel... More
Expertise: National security strategy, defense policy, and strategic communications
William Chodkowsi has served as a Department of Defense (DoD) consultant since 2013, providing support across a range of program management and strategic planning functions. He ... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: China, intercultural communication, conflict resolution/management, public relations
A native of Geneseo, New York, Fiona completed her B.A. at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 2011. She majored in Comparative Social Movements, which focused on China and Spain. In addition, she completed a minor in International Relations, and studied abroad in Spain and China, lea... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Nuclear Security, Nonproliferation, Iran, North Korea, Arms Control, Asymmetric Operations
Nathan Daniels, a native of Savannah, TN, is currently a senior at the University of Tennessee at Martin pursuing a B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in International Security Studies. He served as a Nuclear Security Research Assistant & Intern at ... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: International Economics, Political Economy, Trade Issues
Dan is currently a graduate student at American University’s School of International Service (SIS) pursuing a Master’s Degree in International Affairs. He graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science from La Salle University and was a member of the National Political Science Honors Society, Pi ... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Irregular warfare, national security policy, Middle East/North Africa region
Elizabeth Deal is a senior in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University where she is majoring in international affairs and concentrating in conflict and security. She specializes in North African regional security, intelligence policy and American diplomatic... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Energy, Climate Security, Arctic initiatives, and Canadian Affairs
Texas raised, Albert moved to Washington D.C. to attend American University and is currently in his second year of his Master’s program, Global Governance Politics and Security. Albert spent his first year in D.C. Interning in country and abroad with the U.S. State Department, specifically foc... More
Expertise: Economics, Trade, Economic Diplomacy
Clark Derrington is a recent graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he majored in History with a minor in Economics while being a leader of several student organizations. Next year, he will be an Israel... More
Asymmetric Operations Intern
Expertise: Stability and Reconstruction Operations
C. Alexander Doyle, born in Chattanooga, Tennesee, is currently pursuing a degree in International Security at U.T. Martin, after which, he aims to earn a Master’s Degree in International Conflict.
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Expertise: Global Governance, EU Policy, Democratic Governance, Congressional Politics
A native of Buffalo New York, Robert earned a B.A. in Political Science from Denison University. Robert focused his studies on foreign policy and minored in economics. He spent a semester abroad,... More
Expertise: Energy Security, Terrorism, U.S.-Saudi Energy Partnership, Terrorism/Energy Relationship, Caribbean Energy, Natural Gas and Renewable Energy
William George is an Adjunct Fellow ASP specializing in energy security. He recently earned his M.A. in Political Science-Inter... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Environment-security nexus, international development, food security and foreign policy, Middle East Politics, Bangladesh
Jacob Glass works as an Associate at an international government affairs firm in Washington, DC. He was recently a Truman-Albright Fellow at the W... More
Expertise: Economic Security, US-EU Trade Policy, transatlantic relations, TTIP
Hugo Grondel is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in International Relations at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, where he also completed a BA degree in History.
His researc... More
Expertise: Energy, Climate Change Issues, Resource Economics, East Africa
Carl, a native of Nashville TN, recently received a B.A. in Economics from Washington and Lee University. As an undergraduate he also pursued coursework in geology focusing his research on natural resource economi... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Central Asia, South Asia
Alex was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1985 and attended high school at the Dunn School in Los Olivos, CA. He then attended the University of Miami earning a major in Business Administration and a minor in International Studies. Currently he is... More
Expertise: Nuclear Energy, Energy Security, Climate Change, East and South Asian Studies
Hailing from Knoxville, Tennessee, Kaitlyn will receive a B.A. in International Relations with a minor in Japanese and a B.S. in Global Studies from Middle Tennessee State University in 2013.... More
Expertise: Iran, Middle East Foreign Policy, Nuclear non-proliferation, Security strategy, Democratic transition
Aaron is originally from Nebraska, growing up Manhattan Kansas and Omaha. He received his Bachelor’s degree in POLS and HIST from the Universi... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Shubha was born and raised in New Jersey (which she will defend ‘til her dying day). She attended Boston University, where she received her B.A. in International Relations and a minor in History. She then got her Master’s in Global Affairs from New York University, concentrating on En... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: National Security, Energy, Climate, Middle East
Bryan Joyce is a senior at the College of William and Mary, majoring in International Relations. His interests and research pertain to security ... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Homeland Security Policy, Nuclear Security, Countering Violent Extremism
Kevin was a Policy Researcher and Intern for ASP focusing on nuclear security. Originally from... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: International Security, U.S. Counterterrorism Policy, Middle East Politics
A recent graduate from the University of Amsterdam with a MSc. in International Relations, Giancarlo Lima comes to ASP with a focus on international security and the Middle East. His Master’s thesis examined the juridical structure of U.S. counterterrorism policy in Yemen under the Obam... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: International Affairs, Middle East and North Africa, Egypt
As a recent graduate from James Madison University, Jeffrey Lloyd will be ASP’s Egyptian relations intern. At JMU Jeffrey studied international affairs with a concentration in the Middle East, and earned a minor... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Energy Security, Climate Change, Defense Policy, Middle East and North Africa studies
Theodore, a native of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, graduated from Dickinson College in 2012 with a double major in Political Science and International Studies. He focused on internation... More
Expertise: Climate Security, Middle East/North Africa region
Evan Meltzer is a rising senior at the College of William & Mary, majoring in international relations and minoring in geology.
Originally from Millington, New Jersey, he plans to pursue a career in the intelligenc... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Nuclear Security, National Security Policy, Transnational Security, Iran, and North Korea
Joshua is currently working as a Foreign Affairs Officer on the Pakistan desk, which is in the Office of the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan at the State Department.... More
Adjunct Junior Fellows
Expertise: Public Diplomacy, International security, and transnational crime
Christian Mull is a second year graduate student at the Institute of World Politics, seeking an M.A. in Strategic Intelligence Studies and Statecraft. His studies focus on international security issues and U.S. national defense strategy. Prior to his work at ASP, Christian interned at INTERPOL Washingt... More
Expertise: Nuclear nonproliferation, US Defense Policy, International Security
Magnus Newth is from Oslo, Norway and is completing his B.A. at the University of Oslo. He is majoring in American Studies and is focusing on American Policy in the Middle East and International Security. H... More
Expertise: Nonproliferation, terrorism, Russia, and Eastern Europe
Daniel is originally from the Washington metropolitan area and earned his B.A. in Government & Politics and B.A. in History from the University of Maryland. During his undergraduate studies, Daniel also intern... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: American Competitiveness, Government Relations, Nuclear Proliferation, Public Administration in Security Affairs
Wm. “Wes” Reichart III is a Senior at the College of William and Mary. He is double majoring in Government and Economics. Upon graduation, Wes plans... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: South and East Asia, Counter-terrorism, Property and water rights
Born and raised in Massachusetts, Ben Secrist is a graduate from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst with a degree in Business Management and a second major in Political Science, where he focused his studies on the Middle East and South Asia. As a senior at UMass Ben worked as a research assistant and covered topics suc... More
Expertise: Climate and Energy Security policy, International Law, East and Southeast Asia
Xander Vagg is a dual Australian-American national and holds a Masters degree from the Department of Government at Georgetown University. He specializes in climate change and energy policy, inte... More
Expertise: International and National Security Issues, Governance and Energy Security, East Asia
Yong graduated magna cum laude from Dickinson College, majoring in Political Science and with a Certificate in Security Studies. He specializes in US-China relations, international security ... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Energy Security and Policy, Energy Economics, Resource Taxation and Wealth Management
Justin Winikoff was born and raised in New Jersey, before moving to Houston, Texas to attend Rice University in 2010. He is persuing a degree in Mathematical Economic Analysis and Policy Studies with a concentration on Energy Policy. Following his graduation in 2014, Justin hopes to pursue a caree... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Fusion Energy, Climate and Energy Security
Caroline is a recent graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and is originally from Los Alamos, New Mexico. She received a B.A. in physics and has published seven scientific papers on her research at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the ALPHA Antihydrogen Collaboration at UC Berkeley. During her undergrad... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Energy & Climate Security, Latin America, Transnational Security, Defense Policy
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Justin received his B.A. from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2009. He majored in Economics and Spanish. He studied abroad in Costa Ri... More
Climate and Energy Security Intern
Expertise: Energy Security, Russia, Organized Crime, Military Adaptation
Nick Bohmann is a master’s student at American University studying global security. His research focuses on organized crime and corruption in the Balkans and on energy policy in Central Asia.
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Junior Adjunct Fellow
Expertise: Climate Security, Arctic Security, Terrorism, Failed States, Development Finance, Economic Soft Power, and Sub-Saharan Africa
A Pittsburgh native, John Madeira is a recent graduate of the Pennsylvania State University’s School of International Affairs (SIA). John earned a Master of International Affairs degree with concentrations in International &am... More
Junior Adjunct Fellow
Expertise: Climate change and conflict, climate change adaptation, sustainable development, Southeast Asia
Laura Sigelmann is in her final year of a dual Masters program at the University of Texas’ LBJ School of Public Affairs and Jackson School of the Geosciences. Her focus is on environmental security, climate change, and conflict.
Laura is a Brumley ... More
Nuclear Security Intern
Expertise: International Conflict, Military History, Nuclear Strategy, Military Strategy
Tomaz Strojnik is a second year master’s candidate at the George Washington University’s Elliott School. He is studying International Affairs with a concentration in Security Studies.
Prior to joining the American Security Project, he interned for the Los Angele... More
Junior Adjunct Fellow
Expertise: Arctic geopolitics, Cold War history, environmental politics, U.S. foreign and defense policy
Laura Leddy is currently a graduate student at Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service, where she is pursuing an M.A. in International Affairs. Her research focuses on the intersection between diplomacy and military power in U... More
Junior Adjunct Fellow
Expertise: Terrorism, Intelligence, Homeland Security, Political Geography
Devin Lurie is currently pursuing a Master of International Affairs degree, along with a Certificate in Homeland Security from Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government and Public Service. At the Bush School, he serves in multiple student organizations including the Student Government As... More
U.S.-Russia Relations Intern
Expertise: Russian politics, Central and Eastern European history, nuclear history and security.
A Baltimore native, H.D. Scriba is now a third-year senior at the George Washington University with a double-major in Political Science and History. His studies tend to focus on the contemporary politics and history of Russia and surrounding post-Soviet states.... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: US Defense Policy, Intelligence Operations, Military History, Eastern European/Baltic Security Studies, Russia, Military Information Support Operations
Jesse Vasquez is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a BA in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Attending US Army Officer Candidate School shortly after graduation, Jes... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Russia and Central Asia, International Trade, Informal Markets, US-Russia Policy, Economic Statecraft
John Keaney recently graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BA in Economics, Russian, and International Studies, a minor in Leadership Studies, and a Leadership Distinction in Global Learning. In the summer of 2014, he worked di... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Climate change, security, transatlantic relations, European Union policy, Arctic policy
Jordan Burns is a recent graduate of James Madison University’s European Union Policy Studies master’s program in Florence, Italy. His areas of specialization include foreign policy and security, specifically in regards to climate change and the transatl... More
Adjunct Junior Fellow
Expertise: Climate security, climate change, terrorism, global security
Lieselotte Siegenthaler is pursuing an MA in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), where she focuses her studies on how climate change impacts national and global security. In addition to her coursework, Lieselo... More
Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communications Intern
Expertise: Russia, public diplomacy
Nicole Mazurova is a senior at Brandeis University, double majoring in International Global Studies and Psychology. Her interests and research include Russia and its transition, media and propaganda and intervention in Ukraine, Syria and post-Soviet states.
Last spring, Nicole studied in P... More
Junior Adjunct Fellow
Expertise: National Security, International Conflict, Foreign Policy
A Charlotte native, Caroline Anderson is an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is currently pursuing a BA in Economics and a second major in Peace, War, and Defense, with a concentration in National and International Defense and Security.
This past summer, Car... More
Junior Adjunct Fellow
Expertise: Democratization, Civil-Military Relations, Human Rights, China-Latin America relations
Isabel Bernhard is an incoming Master’s candidate in Latin American Studies at Oxford and recent graduate of Harvard College. She wrote her senior thesis ... More
Public Diplomacy and Cuba Engagement Intern
Expertise: International Conflict, Latin America, Human Rights, Public Diplomacy
Enya Gonzalez Guitart is a Global Studies major at the University of Chicago, pursuing a joint MA degree in International Relations. Her interests include human rights and immigration issues, particularly in Latin America, and their impact on global security.More
Junior Adjunct Fellow
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 previously worked for Goldman Sachs as an i... More
Junior Adjunct Fellow
Expertise: Science Policy, Russian Foreign Policy, Indian Foreign Policy
Ricky Gandhi is an economist at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He holds a master’s degree in economics and policy analysis. He also has two bachelor’s degrees in biology and political science with minors in chemistry, physics, and economics. Before joining ASP, Gandhi wor... More
Junior Adjunct Fellow
Expertise: European Diplomacy, Russian Culture and Politics
Kiersten Harris is an undergraduate at the University of Delaware studying International Relations and Three Languages. She is learning Spanish, Russian, and Portuguese and has spent a semester abroad in Spain and a winter session abroad in Argentina.
Last summer, Kiersten participated in Middleb... More
Nuclear Security & Iran Intern
Expertise: Nuclear Weapons Policy, Iran Nuclear Deal
Sam Hickey is a rising senior at American University, although he will be graduating in December 2016, and is pursuing a dual degree in International Relations with a focus in foreign policy and natio... More
Expertise: International relations, security studies, grand strategy, military innovation, asymmetric/hybrid conflict environments, military history.
Carlton Haelig is a graduate student in the international security program at the Schar School of Policy and Govern... More
Expertise: Russia and Eastern Europe, Military Operations, Military History, Grand Strategy, Intelligence, Energy Security
Pat Savage is a Master’s Student in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. His... More
Junior Adjunct Fellow
Expertise: U.S.-Russia Relations, Russia and Eastern Europe, International Security, Public Diplomacy, Cross-cultural Cooperation
Rossella (Rose) Cerulli finished a double-major in Political Science and Slavic Studies at Stanford University in three years. In 2019-20 she will pursue a Masters at Stanford’s Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies... More
Junior Adjunct Fellow
Expertise: Climate change and international environmental conservation, Middle East studies, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Hebrew, Arabic
Noa Tann was a Climate and Energy Security intern at the American Security Project. She will begin her senior year at the University of Central Florida in the fall, pursuing a degree in International and Global Studies, with mi... More
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