Michael Podguski:  

I am currently living in Arlington, Virginia, and working as a defense analyst for a government contracting defense firm. I provide knowledge and background on a variety of domestic and international policy trends. My experience includes analysis, research, and writing on a variety of policy issues ranging from organization structures within the cooperative threat reduction and arms control arena to international terrorism and implications for both homeland security and national defense. I have interfaced directly with a variety of stakeholders in departments and agencies throughout the defense and homeland security sectors in U.S. Government (including time spent working on-site at the Department of Homeland Security's headquarters here in Washington), and I have an extensive wealth of knowledge and contacts within government regarding capabilities and responsibilities for Combating WMD (CWMD). My work and analysis on nonproliferation and nuclear threat reduction has been featured in a number of policy publications and reports within the non-governmental sector -- in addition to a number of government reports and studies stemming directly from my work with the Tauri Group ¿ and is continually sought for a number of issues related to developments within the nonproliferation and arms control policy worlds. In my "spare" time, I am a graduate student at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (hoya saxa!!!), pursuing a master's degree in Security Studies (with a concentration on Nonproliferation and Unconventional Weapons and some work in intelligence as well). After being accepted to Master's programs at the London School of Economics, the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, and Georgetown, Georgetown offered me a very well-paid fellowship that made my decision process easy. Since beginning my studies at Georgetown, my program and the School of Foreign Service have both been ranked as the best in the country by a number of foreign policy academic journals and peers in the international relations community). To say the least, I love my program and I love the faculty I work with. It's not every day that I get to attend classes with former ambassadors, take field trips to battle fields with former generals, and or learn from individuals who worked on the front lines of major international events and agendas. Additionally, my time at Georgetown has helped accelerate my exposure and credentials in ways...Expand for more