FDD sponsors educational opportunities for mid-career U.S. national security professionals. Alumni of these
programs are not FDD employees and join FDD’s National Security Network (NSN).
National Security Network Participant
FDD's Media Fellow
2023
2023
National Security Network Participant
Melissa Langsam Braunstein
Writer
Biography
Last updated: May 30, 2023
Melissa Langsam Braunstein is an independent writer covering Israel and global antisemitism. Braunstein’s work appears in publications including the Washington Examiner, The Dispatch, and the Jewish News Syndicate. Previously, she served as a speechwriter at four federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of State. Braunstein earned her B.A. at Harvard College and her M.P.P. at Harvard Kennedy School.