Harrison Greenleaf

Areas of Interest: International Security, Populism, Alliance Politics, U.S. Foreign Policy 

Harrison Greenleaf is a fourth-year PhD candidate specializing in International Relations at the University of Notre Dame. Within the field of International Relations, his research interests focus on international security, populism, alliance politics, and U.S. Foreign Policy. He is also a graduate fellow with the Nanovic Institute of European Studies and a graduate affiliate with the Notre Dame International Security Center (NDISC). His dissertation examines how populist leaders manage their security commitments within their present alliances.

Prior to studying at Notre Dame, Harrison received a B.A. in International Relations and Political Theory from Michigan State University. There, he wrote a senior thesis on the history of the U.S.-Saudi Arabian alliance. He also studied abroad at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.