August Gold
arg2237@columbia.edu

August Gold is currently pursuing a Master’s in International Affairs, with a concentration in International Security Policy and Conflict Resolution with a regional specialization in the Middle East at Columbia University. He holds a B.A. in History from Columbia University, specializing in the history of American Foreign policy, and the ancient Mediterranean.

His previous research experience consists of large data collection projects on the history of modern naval warfare for Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies. Prior to Columbia University he served four years in the Marine Corps as an infantryman with deployments to Afghanistan and the Pacific.

He also served as a civilian contractor for the Department of Defense and other government organizations. His primary research interests revolve around state and non-state violence, geopolitics, and the history of conflict.