Advisor: Ambassador Joan Polaschik, Senior State Department Fellow, ISD, Georgetown

Research topic: The Astana Talks: Regionalized Conflict Management and its Implications for International Order. Read the final report here.

Andrew Hanna is a MSFS candidate concentrating in Global Politics and Security. Prior to joining MSFS, he was a journalist at Politico where he wrote about U.S. labor politics and transatlantic security. Andrew’s ISD research project focused on the Astana Talks and the implications of regional conflict management for international order. He co-chairs the Middle East and North Africa Forum, which brings policy practitioners, diplomats and academics to campus to discuss key trends and challenges in the region. Andrew graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a B.A. in Near Eastern Studies.