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Andrew Loftesnes is a Middle East contract analyst with New Lines Institute. He previously worked for the U.S. Department of Defense in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy – Office of Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict, Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Policy, where he focused on counterterrorism in Iraq and Syria. He also worked in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, Office of Operational Support and International Partnerships, where he focused on issues related to Russia and Ukraine.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in history, a master’s degree in international relations and was a Boren Language Fellow in Jerusalem and Amman. Loftesnes has served in Ukraine as a humanitarian volunteer. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2014-2018.