Timea Steingart

​My work is built on a personal legacy of democratic resistance. My grandfather fled the 1956 Hungarian uprising against Soviet rule; my grandmother was separated by the Berlin Wall. This heritage drives my focus as an aspiring policy analyst working at the intersection of transatlantic governance, democratic resilience, and quantitative research.

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Policy Experience

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At the European Parliament, I authored a 30-page analysis on the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund that resulted in a formal inquiry to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. At POLITICO, I reported on transatlantic policy and American politics for a national audience. At the Pioneer Foundation, I co-founded an initiative that raised €200,000+ to sustain independent Ukrainian newsrooms and led media literacy workshops for 100+ professionals.

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Research

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My quantitative research includes regression modeling on U.S. electoral behavior using R (n=6,172) and conflict modeling in Southeast Asia. My current work—a mixed-methods analysis of EU-China approaches to nontraditional security—was selected for the 2026 Pi Sigma Alpha National Conference in Washington, D.C.

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Interviews & Media

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I have interviewed leaders from former Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble to Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janine Geske. My documentary work, The Opinion of Others, has reached 500,000+ viewers.

 

Education

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I am completing a B.A. in Political Science with a Business minor at Chapman University (GPA 3.8, Honors Program, Pi Sigma Alpha, Provost's List).