Meredith Hutchens is currently pursuing her master’s in International Security at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. At the Schar School, she is a Fellow at the Center for Security Policy Studies. Her research interests include counterterrorism, intelligence, international relations, and conflict resolution with the goal of addressing today’s pressing security issues informed by economic analysis. Hutchens earned her B.S. in Economics and Mathematics with a concentration in Statistics from the College of Charleston where she was a Market Process Scholar at the Center for Public Choice and Market Process.