Will A. Smith is a Research Associate with the Reimagining US Grand Strategy program at the Stimson Center. His research interests include Middle Eastern and European security affairs, defense policy, and grand strategy. Prior to joining Stimson, he was Assistant Editor at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and Assistant Managing Editor of The National Interest. Smith holds an MA in International Affairs with a concentration in Global Security from American University’s School of International Service. He graduated from Dickinson College with a BA in Political Science.
