• Adviser: Ms. Nina Jankowicz, Disinformation Fellow, The Wilson Center, and author of How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News and the Future of Conflict (2020)
• Topic: Countering Authoritarian Sharp Power: A Transatlantic Response to Disinformation
• Read the final report.

Jonas Heering is an M.A. candidate in German and European Studies and a candidate for the Certificate in Diplomatic Studies. His research at ISD examines how EU and US officials can use diplomatic tools to counter authoritarian "sharp power,” with a focus on disinformation campaigns. At Georgetown, he also co-chairs the Transatlantic Policy Symposium and is a producer at The Europe Desk podcast. He currently works as a research assistant for ISD, as well as for Georgetown's Mortara Center for International Studies and Department of Government. Prior to Georgetown, he interned with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung in Washington, D.C. He graduated summa cum laude from Texas Christian University with a dual degree in Political Science and Management.