Gabriel Koehler-Derrick is a sixth year PhD student in the government department. His research focuses on Comparative Politics with an emphasis on state building and economic development. Prior to starting the PhD program, Gabe worked for four years at the Combating Terrorism Center in the Department of Social Sciences at West Point. Gabe has an MA in International Affairs from Columbia University and a BA in International Relations from Tufts. He speaks Arabic, French, Spanish and Italian.