BIO
Simone Bak is a Master of Arts candidate at the Georgetown University’s Security Studies Program, where her studies focus on Security Issues in the Middle East and US National Security Policy. During the Summer of 2018, Simone interviewed key senior Jordanian government officials for their views on how jus post bellum ought to be practically implemented in the context of their war against DAESH. Simone speaks Arabic and spent time living and working in the Middle East on a Boren Scholarship. She is a recipient of the Department of Defense Joint Civilian Service Achievement Award.