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Isabella Bellezza is a political scientist whose work bridges international security and international political economy. Her research explores the dynamics of policing, political networks, and strategic secrecy within the realm of world politics. Her current book project examines how border agencies collaborate with police to facilitate global trade and travel, which is based on her dissertation that won the 2025 Joukowsky Family Foundation Outstanding Dissertation Award at Brown University. Additionally, Bellezza’s ongoing projects investigate the impact of political networks on the distribution of public resources, the implications of disclosing national security intelligence to the public, and the drivers of U.S. foreign police assistance. Previously, she was a Fulbright Scholar and a Boren Award recipient, and served as a pre-doctoral fellow at Brown's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Bellezza holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Brown University and a B.A. in Political Science from Swarthmore College.
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