Kashmir’s Back Story Brief

By Sophia Barkoff

Sophia Barkoff is a student at the University of Chicago studying Political Science and Russian & East European Studies. This summer she interned at Beacon Global Strategies for Michael Morell, former Acting and Deputy Director of the CIA.

The Cipher Brief’s new Academic Incubator program publishes the work of undergraduate and graduate students, writing short briefs on current national security issues.

This week’s briefer is Sophia Barkoff, a student at the University of Chicago studying Political Science and Russian & East European Studies. This summer she interned at Beacon Global Strategies for Michael Morell, former Acting and Deputy Director of the CIA.  

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