I am a recent graduate of Sewanee: The University of the South with a major in Politics. My time at Sewanee has awoken within me an interest in pursuing a career in national security or intelligence. As a student, I have always been interested in national security policy, taking classes that examine U.S. foreign policy, civil wars, and international conflict. For my senior project, I am conducting my own study of proxy warfare to develop a theoretical framework that can be used to measure proxy success. Thus far, my training from the Politics department given me experience conducting research, analyzing academic literature, and developing theoretical frameworks that can be applied to real case studies.