Max Hill Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Produced a literature review on the Sino-Indian military balance for a research grant proposal• Prepared talking points and background materials for a briefing on the U.S.-ROK alliance• Collated sources on countries that have endorsed China’s Belt and Road Initiative• Organized large public events and scheduled private briefings with government officials• Co-authored an article on Pakistan’s debt crisis that was published by The National Interest

Los Angeles, Ca

• Analyzed the impact of social media campaigns on the public opinion of China in Pakistan within the wider context of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Los Angeles, Ca

Work completed for former Vice Dean and Professor of International Relations Steven Lamy: • Analyzed the policy decisions of historical leaders to determine how their worldview affected their decision-making processes• Updated sections of the fourth edition of Introduction to Global Politics, an international relations textbook• Produced an abbreviated review of the research on the geopolitics of climate change*No research completed between January 2016 and August 2016 as a result of other work commitments

Los Angeles, Ca

Work completed as a member of USC's Security and Political Economy Lab: • Worked with a team of research assistants to create a database on Arctic military capabilities and force deployment by coding icebreaker characteristics and collecting thousands of online newspaper articles regarding Arctic military deployments• Wrote a detailed evaluation of the existing research on the role of resources and territory in modern conflicts

Washington, Dc

Work completed for NDU's Center for Complex Operations: • Compiled open-source information and collaborated with colleagues to create a 20-page briefing detailing the lives of Indonesians who trained and fought in Afghanistan with the mujahideen during the 1980s and 1990s• Drafted an investigative report on the connections between Suriname’s presidential family (the Bouterses) and the FARC• Wrote a memo detailing the operations of an international precious metals company, highlighting irregular business practices• Collected and analyzed Latin American gold production statistics in order to estimate the size of the illegal gold industry • Edited articles for PRISM, the Center’s national security journal

Washington, Dc

Work completed for Professor Margarita Balmaceda of Seton Hall University: • Examined energy trade statistics to inform the development of a new theory on European energy security by a Center scholar• Created infographics displaying the value-chains of various energy-related products to demonstrate how power and influence aredispersed among countries involved in different stages of the shipping and manufacturing of those productsWork completed for Peter Baker, NYT Chief Whitehouse Correspondent: • Authored a policy memo explaining the economics of the Plaza Accord, an international currency agreement• Transcribed interviews conducted with former policymakers

Bachelor’S Degree, International Relations And The Global Economy

Activities and Societies: Correspondent for Glimpse from the Globe, Chair at the 1st and 2nd Annual Trojan Model United Nations.

South Asian Summer Language Institute, Urdu

South Asian Flagship Language Initiative, Urdu

Eight-month long study of Urdu in Lucknow, India.