Lieutenant Jasmin Alsaied is a graduate candidate in the Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) program at Georgetown University and is pursuing the Global Politics & Security concentration. Her current research focuses are weaponized interdependence, Iranian proxy relationships throughout the Middle East, and nuclear nonproliferation and verification methods. Prior to joining MSFS, Jasmin earned her B.S. from North Carolina State University, where she studied nuclear engineering and mathematics. She earned her commission through the NROTC program and was subsequently stationed onboard USS LASSEN (DDG 82). During her four years attached to LASSEN, she completed a Middle East deployment with the TRUMAN Strike Group, participated in the maiden voyage for HMS Queen Elizabeth, GERALD R. FORD shock trials, and engaged in Caribbean counter-narcotic operations. Jasmin has recently served on Capitol Hill, with several national security think tanks, and as a Global Fellow of Public Affairs at H+K Strategies. She is currently a Nuclear Scholar at CSIS. After graduation, Jasmin plans to continue her Naval service and aims to create opportunities to encourage female minorities to seek military and government appointments.