The people doing this work are already in the room.

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University or programme affiliation Select one George Washington University — Elliott School Johns Hopkins SAIS Georgetown — School of Foreign Service Harvard Kennedy School Columbia SIPA Tufts — Fletcher School American University — SIS George Mason — Schar School Princeton — School of Public and International Affairs Yale — Jackson School London School of Economics (LSE) King's College London Sciences Po Oxford — Blavatnik School Cambridge University of St Andrews Leiden University War Studies — Various institutions Other (please specify) Not affiliated with a university program

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Which best describes you right now? *

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🧭 Pathfinder — curious about political risk but don’t know where to start 🎓 Academic to Analyst — coming from an academic background and want to apply it 🚀 Aspiring Analyst — actively trying to break into the field 🛠️ Practicing Analyst — already doing the work and want to get better 🧠 Strategist — use political risk in decision-making and want deeper insight ⚙️ Operator — lead or influence policy, security or strategy and need better inputs

What are you hoping to get out of the community?

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Feedback on my resume, interviews or job strategy How people actually get hired, not how they say they did Engage with people already doing the work Sharpen my analysis through prompts and case studies Use AI tools and templates in my workflow Build a network of mentors, peers and collaborators Clarify my career direction and next steps Find job leads and role breakdowns Not sure yet, just exploring

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One year from now, what does success look like?

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