Internship Opportunities - American Grand Strategy

Internships are an excellent way for AGS students to gain knowledge and experience within their prospective fields. Our strong network of alumni and employers recognize the benefits of working with high caliber AGS students. Employers trust the quality of Duke students’ contributions and actively encourage their applications. Check back regularly for new additions!

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Asterisks indicate that an AGS student or alum has commented on their internship experience – see the table below.

• Alexander Hamilton Society
• American Enterprise Institute
• Bechtel
• Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy*
• Center for New American Security
• Center for Strategic and International Studies*
• Central Intelligence Agency
• Clarkston Consulting
• College of International Security Affairs
• Council on Foreign Relations*
• DCInternships.org
• EastWest Institute
• Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate
• Global Risk Advisors*
• Goldman Sachs
• Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
• The Hertog Foundation
• The Hudson Institute*
• The Institute of World Politics
• Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
• Metropolitan Planning Council of Chicago
• McChrystal Group
• Montreal Institute for Genocide & Human Rights Studies*
• National Endowment for Democracy*
• National Security Agency
• RAND Corporation
• RTI
• Stanford University’s Hoover Institute
• The Tobin Project
• US Department of Defense*
• US Department of State*
• US Senate Foreign Relations Committee*
• Valens Global

Organization	Internship	Location	Recommender	Comments
Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy	Young Ambassador and Government Relations Intern	Beijing, China	William Tong	My primary role was to assist the Government Relations and Partnership Coordinator in her daily work.
Center for Strategic and International Studies	Energy and National Security Program Intern	Washington, DC	Aateeb Khan	I was able to engage in a variety of impactful and personally enriching projects. I was also able to vastly expand my professional network in this unique space through exposure to figures in both the energy industry and the national security apparatus.
Council on Foreign Relations	International Economics Intern; Franklin Williams Fellow	New York, NY	Sabriyya Pate	Most incredible opportunity to attend Council events and learn from the fellows and research assistant whose work I was supporting; furthermore, I developed a strong network within the organization's community and learned so much from their diverse experiences.
Global Risk Advisors	Intern	Washington, DC	Roma Sonik	Conducted analysis on a variety of global issues as they affected the economy
Hudson Institute	Research Assitant	Washington, DC	Matthew King	Worked as a research assistant to Walter Russell Mead.
Hudson Institute	Non-resident Intern	Worked remotely	Unamed alumni	Good way to get research experience while living at home over summer.
Montreal Institute for Genocide Studies	Intern	Montreal, Quebec	Savannah Wooten	Worked directly under Dr. Frank Chalk, the Director of the Institute and a well-known academic in the field of genocide and atrocity prevention
National Endowment for Democracy	Research Assitant	Washington, DC	Matthew King	Worked as a research assistant to NED Senior Fellow and Duke Professor Emeritus Donald L. Horowitz
Office of the Secretary of Defense - Policy	Volunteer Student Intern	Washington, DC	Unamed alumni	Apply through Washington Headquarters Services
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee	Intern to the Ranking Member	Washington, DC	Max Labaton	I worked for the committee’s Ranking Member, Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland. The Committee is the Senate’s chief voice for influencing the nation’s foreign policy. Each intern was assigned to two portfolios within the minority office, and I worked on the human rights and Africa portfolios.
US Department of Defense	Intern	Bethesda, MD	Jenson Blue	Great leadership, good mentors.
US Department of State	Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Intern	Washington, DC	Dejana Saric	Assisted the Montenegro desk officer to coordinate the ceremony for Montenegro’s NATO accession, analyzed quantitative and qualitative data from 14 embassy posts to evaluate effective policy options for promoting anti-corruption efforts, etc.