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Student Voices

This section will highlight our student intern articles on three topics: 

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1. Policy/Issue Brief – Provides a clear, neutral overview of a proposed policy or public issue and explains its relevance to inform our audience. The focus of this article will be on explaining the policy/issue clearly and accurately. This is an opportunity for interns to explain a policy to a general audience, helping them better understand what it means and how it could affect national security. 

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2. Thought Leadership – Provides original analysis on a national security issue and examines its broader implications, including how it may ultimately affect U.S. national security.

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3. Government Response – Provides and analyzes a proposed policy with a reasoned response that considers its implications, affected populations, and broader strategic interests. This article will move beyond summary and demonstrate analytical judgment from a government or policy decision-making perspective. 

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Angelina Ferrufino

  • Thought Leadership: "How Trump’s Stance on Canada-China Energy is Straining U.S. Ties" [PDF]

  • Government Response: "A Lost Policy Reawakened: The Prioritization of Denaturalization Cases" [PDF]

  • Policy Brief: "At Risk: Haitians’ Temporary Protection Status" [PDF]

  • Policy Brief: "USCIS: Administrative Impacts of the New Annual Asylum Maintenance Fee" [PDF]

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Mackenzie Martin

  • Thought Leadership: "The Development of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Relation to Insider Threat Risk" [PDF]

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Tinbet Kabtimer

  • Policy Brief: "Trump’s Global Tariffs and Repayment Implications" [PDF]

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Linh Le

  • Policy Brief: "CNSA 2.0: A Transition to Quantum Resilient Cryptography" [PDF]

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Camila Espinal

  • Policy Brief: "Preventing Extremist Expansion in the Sahel: A Proactive Counterterrorism Approach" [PDF]

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Deepika Budithi

  • Policy Brief: "The 'DUAL-BOM' Mandate: Software and AI Bill of Materials (SBOM/AI-BOM) in India’s National Security" [PDF]

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Thalia Blankson

  • Government Response: "Germany’s Role in Pakistan’s Health System: Implications for Global and U.S. Policy" [PDF]

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Aniyah Richardson

  • Policy Brief: "Media Control and Information Regulation in Iran" [PDF]

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Nicholas Snider

  • Policy Brief: "Shifting Priorities: Policy Concerns with the United States’ National Defense Strategy (NDS)" [PDF] 

  • Policy Brief: "Tehran’s Tipping Point: Why Mojtaba Khamenei’s Rise Could Trigger a Global Security Crisis" [PDF]

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Noelani Aung

  • Government Response: "Leading With Safety: The AI LEAD Act" [PDF]​

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Olivia Valtulini Prisco

  • Policy Brief: "Italy Adopts Its First Comprehensive National Security Strategy" [PDF]

  • Thought Leadership: "Guarding the World’s Artery: U.S. Power and the Strategic Importance of the Strait of Hormuz" [PDF]

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Sajjan Sarai

  • Policy Brief: "Chinese Canadian Strategic Partnership amidst American Protectionism" [PDF]

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Atticus Cronin

  • Policy Brief: "Meeting and Curtailing the 2026 Iran War Energy Crisis" [PDF]

  • Joint Thought Leadership: "U.S. Oil Sanctions on Venezuela" [PDF]

  • Policy Brief: "Deterring Russian Gray-Zone Aggression: Countering Hybrid Tactics to Prevent Escalation" [PDF]

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Sofia Paparella

  • Policy Brief: "Facing Economic Hardship, Cuba Looks to Outside Investment" [PDF]

  • Thought Leadership: "U.S. Intelligence Raises Alarm Over Chinese Weapons Shipments to Iran" [PDF]

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Breshna Wardak

  • Joint Thought Leadership: "U.S. Oil Sanctions on Venezuela" [PDF]

  • Government Response: "Managing Humanitarian Parole in a Complex System" [PDF]

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