Suzanne Freeman is a PhD student in Security Studies and Comparative Politics in MIT's Political Science Department. Her research focuses on civil-military relations, deterrence, and grand strategy with Russia as a primary case study. Suzanne holds a B.A. in Slavic Studies from Columbia University and an M.I.A. from Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. Suzanne previously worked as a Research Associate in the Russia Maritime Studies Institute at the U.S. Naval War College.