Ariel is a Ph.D candidate at the University of California, Davis. Her research focuses on foreign policy effectiveness with specific application to contemporary security issues. Her previous work has employed quantitative analysis and case studies to examine engagement tactics with renegade regimes, the determinants of economic sanction success, and the ramifications of threat failure. Her dissertation and current working papers assess foreign policy effectiveness at combating international nuclear proliferation, informed through both statistical analysis in duration and time-invariant tests, and process tracing in contemporary states. After graduating with honors from Bucknell University, Ariel worked with American Enterprise Institute’s Foreign and Defense Policy Department under Dr. Frederick Kagan, and as a contributing author and project manager of AEI’s IranTracker and Critical Threats Project. Her work has been published in the Critical Threats Project and Berkeley’s Policy Matters Journal, and has appeared at multiple conferences including the ISA Annual Convention, WPSA, MPSA, and forthcoming at APSA. Beyond her policy interest, Ariel is also a five-time National Team athlete, representing the USA at World Cups, Pan-Am Games, and World Championships.
