Andrew is a Global Politics and Security concentrator at MSFS. His studies focus on Eastern Europe, public diplomacy, transatlantic security, authoritarianism, disinformation, and democracy promotion. Andrew is a Research Assistant at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where he works on issues of governance and security sector reform. After receiving a B.A. in Slavic Studies from Brown University in 2017, Andrew worked in the international security and international education spheres. He has held internships at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and has worked abroad in Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Andrew was a Fulbright grantee in the Czech Republic. He speaks Russian, Polish, Czech, and French.

"I chose Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) because of the program's unmatched reputation and location in D.C. Being at Georgetown grants students opportunities in the form of mentorship, events, and training that are hard to match anywhere else."

Publication

Linder, A. (2018). Russian Private Military Companies in Syria and Beyond. New Perspectives in Foreign Policy. [https://www.csis.org/npfp/russian-private-military-companies-syria-and-beyond]