Daniel J. Samet is a specialist in U.S. foreign policy. He is currently the George P. Shultz Fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute. In May 2024, Daniel received his Ph.D. in History from the University of Texas at Austin, where he wrote his dissertation about U.S. defense policy toward Israel.
Daniel previously worked for the Office of Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), the Atlantic Council, and the National Endowment for Democracy. He has also been a fellow at the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins SAIS, the Clements Center for National Security, and the Tikvah Fund.
Daniel's writing has appeared in National Review, Commentary, and the Wall Street Journal, among others. He also holds an M.A. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a B.A. magna cum laude from Davidson College, where he was initiated into Phi Beta Kappa.