I study power. Specifically, I work to conceptually clarify and measure power in international relations (IR). What is power, and how can we talk about it? Who holds power, and how does it manifest in individuals, groups, nations, and other actors? Which methods of exercising power are most effective? These questions have endlessly fascinated me as an instrument and researcher of IR.

My career began as a philanthropist, facilitating the donation and logistics for over 200 shipments of potable water, nonperishable food, and medicines to areas impacted by war and natural disaster. I worked with Doctors Without Borders and Hanger Orthopedic Group to build better systems for getting supplies to places in need and places with travel restrictions.

In 2017, I enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving as a combat photographer. In this role, I conducted strategic communication and public affairs for the across four continents. It was a unique experience; I was a tool for soft power in the largest mechanism of hard power the world has ever seen. These experiences sparked a passion for IR which I brought forward to my work at Harvard. I hope to bring this passion to a PhD program in political science in the future.

My current projects include: “Diplomatic Visits Work Best When They’re Emotional” with Saphina Chisek-Singh and Ania Lavrenchuk, which examines public opinion of world leaders to determine what types of public diplomacy work best; “Democracy and Inequality Don’t Correlate With Stability of International Organizations,” investigating the associations between the three variables in IOs; and “Science as a (Failed) Vocation: Bureaucracy, Status, and Ego Have Destroyed Trust in the University,” an Aristotelian examination of the purpose of higher education, and how the modern university has failed to fulfill it. You can read more about Rosenberg’s work here.