Scarlett Kennedy is a private sector national security analyst whose research covers great power competition, U.S. alliances and security commitments, and transnational criminal networks. Her writing on U.S. foreign policy has appeared in RealClearWorld, The American Conservative, and The National Interest. She holds dual bachelor’s degrees in political science and peace, war, and defense from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a regional focus on Latin America, and conducts research in Spanish.