Alex Ward is the National Security correspondent for Vox Media. He co-hosts the international news podcast "Wordly."Before joining Vox, Ward was an associate director in the Atlantic Council's Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. There, he worked on military issues and US foreign policy.Ward received his M.A. in International Relations from American University in 2014 and his B.A. in International Studies from American University in 2011.