Ryan Schrum is a Fall 2026 Halle Foundation Intern at the American-German Institute and a first-year graduate student at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, where he is pursuing an MA in Public Administration. He graduated from George Mason University in Spring 2026 with a bachelor’s degree in Government and International Politics. During his undergraduate studies, he participated in an International Security Studies semester abroad program based in Fribourg, Switzerland. As part of the program, he and fellow George Mason students and faculty visited the European Commission and NATO Headquarters in Brussels and the United Nations in Geneva, while also engaging with senior diplomats from Ukraine and Canada.
Ryan has intermediate German-language skills and a strong interest in German history, culture, society, and politics. His research interests include Germany’s energy policy, the rise of populism in German politics, and Germany’s evolving security role within the European Union and the broader transatlantic alliance.
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