Six new nonresident fellows join the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group

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The experts in IGA’s 2026 cohort of visiting fellows will conduct policy-relevant research and promote greater public understanding of critical geopolitical issues.

NEW YORK, NY — The Institute for Global Affairs (IGA), a nonprofit research and public education organization focused on geopolitics and founded by Ian Bremmer, today announced the selection of six scholars for its 2026 nonresident fellowship program.

The nonresident fellows each bring a record of scholarship and cutting-edge policy research in a complex international landscape shaped by multipolarity, emerging technologies, and dramatic shifts in US policy.

“We are thrilled to welcome this talented group of scholars to the Institute,” Jonathan Guyer, director of IGA’s Independent America program, said. “New perspectives on international engagement are particularly crucial at this moment of geopolitical rupture. I’m confident that our nonresident fellows will advance in-depth interventions on the most urgent issues of the day.”

The six nonresident fellows are:

• Marcel Anduiza, PhD, is a research associate at Harvard Business School and an instructor at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. He focuses on the political economy of the Western Hemisphere and the US-Mexico relationship. As an IGA nonresident fellow, Marcel will analyze economic statecraft, trade, and geopolitical dynamics in the Americas. He earned a PhD in Latin American and economic history from the University of Chicago.
• Neda Bolourchi, JD, PhD, is historian and former human rights attorney at Rutgers University specializing in Iran and the Middle East. Her historical insight will be critical in her examination of how technology and security competition shape the behavior of states as well as US foreign policy. As an IGA Nonresident Fellow, Neda will contribute analysis on Middle East security and US engagement in the region. She is the Executive Director of the Political Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans and holds a PhD in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies from Columbia University.
• Sahar Khan, PhD, is an independent researcher focused on grand strategy and the geopolitics of South Asia. As an IGA nonresident fellow, Sahar will assess regional security, strategic stability, US policy choices, and great-power competition in South Asia. She previously served as senior fellow and deputy director of the South Asia Program at the Stimson Center, a research fellow in Defense and Foreign Policy at the Cato Institute, and managing editor of Inkstick Media. She holds a PhD in political science from the University of California, Irvine.
• Hunter S. Marston, PhD, is an expert on Southeast Asian politics and security, with a particular focus on Myanmar and Vietnam. As an IGA nonresident fellow, Hunter will draw on his regional expertise to assess political transitions, authoritarian resilience, and US foreign policy in Southeast Asia. He is also a Southeast Asia Associate at 9DASHLINE and an adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He holds a doctorate in international relations from Australian National University.
• Viola Rothschild, PhD, is an assistant professor of political science at the College of the Holy Cross, specializing in China’s internal politics and its influence in the Global South. As an IGA nonresident fellow, Viola will examine the intersection of China’s domestic politics and overseas engagement, and its implications for global governance and US foreign policy. She previously served as a foreign policy analyst with the US Department of State and holds a PhD in political science from Duke University. 
• Mattie C. Webb, PhD, is an assistant professor of history at the Virginia Military Institute, specializing in US foreign relations, labor, and the global politics of race and inequality. As an IGA nonresident fellow, Mattie will bring a historical lens to contemporary debates on sanctions, corporate power, and economic statecraft. Her current book projects examine sanctions and anti-apartheid labor movements in both the United States and South Africa at the end of the Cold War. She holds a PhD in history from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and recently held a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs. She also maintains an affiliation with Rhodes University’s Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit in South Africa.

The nonresident fellows program will run until December 2026. During this time, fellows will participate in policy-focused discussions and professional development workshops, while honing their talents as publicly engaged intellectuals.

“I look forward to working with the fellows as they publish agenda-setting work,” Guyer added. “Now in its fifth year, this program has a well-established track record of helping true foreign policy experts to reach new audiences.”

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Lucas Robinson
Program Coordinator, Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group
robinson@instituteforglobalaffairs.org

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