Daniel Lakin is an analyst of international affairs and security focusing on the Middle East. He is currently finishing an MA in International Security at the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School and holds a BA in Political Science from Tufts University. Lakin has previously interned at the Center for a New American Security, the Korea Economic Institute, and the offices of Kay Hagan and John Kerry. He has comprehensive knowledge of US foreign policy, with concentrations in East Asian geopolitics, Middle Eastern security and American grand strategy.