Ariel Sarandinaki is a second-year student at Harvard Law School and, as of Fall 2019, a Research Assistant at the Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (HLS PILAC). Ariel has completed research on partnered warfare for PILAC, and currently supports the Program’s War Algorithms 2.0 Project.

Prior to law school, Ariel worked for a trade association in Washington, D.C. on U.S. policy and regulatory affairs. Her professional portfolio focused on homeland security matters, including domestic drone security policy, critical infrastructure, port security, and cybersecurity. During that time, Ariel also pursued her Master’s degree in Global Security Studies, and wrote her graduate thesis on psychological operations in counterinsurgencies.

Ariel also has a background in human rights and victim advocacy, having started in 2016 the D.C. chapter of a nonprofit organization to help victims of domestic violence. During her 1L summer, Ariel also worked in the DOJ’s National Security Division, Office of Justice for Victims of Overseas Terrorism, where she was able to merge her interests in global conflict and victim assistance.

Ariel is interested in many areas of international law, but is especially interested in the intersection of conflict, international security policies, and human rights.

Webpage last updated: October 2019.