Bio
Erik E. Mueller
Defense Analyst, III / PhD Student in Political Science
RAND Corporation / University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Erik E. Mueller
Defense Analyst, III / PhD Student in Political Science
RAND Corporation / University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
I am a Defense Analyst at the RAND Corporation and a PhD student at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. My research focuses on violent nonstate actors, armed conflict, and political violence.
I am a Defense Analyst at the RAND Corporation and a PhD student at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. My research focuses on violent nonstate actors, armed conflict, and political violence.
I started at RAND in 2019. Since then, I have worked on projects studying violent nonstate actors, conflict, drug production and trafficking, mass attacks, insider threats, political violence, multinational security organizations, extremism, refugees, climate change, and irregular warfare. Prior to RAND, I worked as a research analyst on the Program on Political Violence at the Chicago Project on Security and Threats investigating state - armed group relationships in South Asia.
I started at RAND in 2019. Since then, I have worked on projects studying violent nonstate actors, conflict, drug production and trafficking, mass attacks, insider threats, political violence, multinational security organizations, extremism, refugees, climate change, and irregular warfare. Prior to RAND, I worked as a research analyst on the Program on Political Violence at the Chicago Project on Security and Threats investigating state - armed group relationships in South Asia.
I am currently a PhD student in Political Science at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Previously, I received an M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in International Affairs from Lewis & Clark College.
I am currently a PhD student in Political Science at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Previously, I received an M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in International Affairs from Lewis & Clark College.