Sophia.McGrath

About Sophia McGrath

Sophia McGrath is an International Security graduate student at the University of Denver. She was a research intern at ASD during the spring of 2022. She is a Fulbright research grantee selected to study the evolution of Turkish democracy for the 2022 - 2023 cycle. Prior to graduate school, Sophia worked in the Texas Senate as a bill analyst during the 87th Regular Session and on three campaigns during the 2020 election cycle.

Turn East at the Crossroads: Analyzing Russian Rhetoric on Turkey-NATO Relations Following the Quran Burning in Sweden

NATO’s role in countering Russian aggression during the war in Ukraine has made the alliance a repeated target of Kremlin-linked propaganda campaigns. Central to this effort is an attempt by Russian state-affiliated media and diplomats to exploit or [...]

2023-03-14T09:51:04-04:00March 14, 2023|By Sophia McGrath and Bret Schafer|

Limits to the “No Limits” Partnership? China’s Pro-Russian Stance in the Face of the Bucha Massacre

Since the war in Ukraine started, Chinese diplomats and state media have attempted to portray their country as a neutral third party interested only in restoring peace to Europe. But that effort has been belied by Beijing’s own messaging, which has [...]

2022-05-18T09:41:59-04:00May 17, 2022|By Sophia McGrath and Etienne Soula|