Biography
Margo is a current PhD student in the Department of Defence Studies. Her research focuses on major powers’ grand strategic priority-setting in multipolar international environments.
Her primary historical cases are the U.S.-Soviet Cold War (1945-1992) and the ongoing U.S.-China strategic competition.
Margo holds a Master of Arts in Global Security Studies (Strategic Studies Concentration) from Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Claremont McKenna College. She has previously interned at Women in International Security, an international nonprofit dedicated to supporting women’s professional integration into both the military and civilian defence sectors. She has also completed several research projects on a variety of subjects in international relations and security through the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies.
Research Interests
- Statecraft and Grand Strategy
- International strategic competitionHegemony and multipolarity
- U.S.-China Relations
- The Cold War
Margo’s research is focused on identifying and examining the modal determinants of hegemonic competition.
Supervisors
- Dr Sarah Tzinieris (Co-Supervisor)
- Dr Zeno Leoni (Co-Supervisor)