I am an instructor at the U.S. Naval War College and a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Yale University. My research concerns how power asymmetries shape cooperation and conflict between regional powers and great powers, with a focus on the Middle East.

I am also deputy foreign policy editor for Lawfare and a 2023-24 Hans J. Morgenthau Fellow with the Notre Dame International Security Center.

Before starting my Ph.D., I was an editor and policy analyst in Washington, D.C. My previous published work includes policy reports and articles on U.S. counterterrorism efforts, the Iran nuclear agreement, and Islamophobic rhetoric in U.S. political discourse, among other subjects. My writing has appeared in Foreign Policy magazine, The Atlantic, Defense One, the Los Angeles Times, and The Hill, and been cited in major news outlets and academic journals.

Opinions expressed here are my own and do not represent those of the Naval War College, the U.S. Navy, or the Department of Defense.