Jessie Daniels is currently a political analyst at the Consulate General of Japan.  She is also a regular contributor to the Partnership for a Secure America’s blog, Across the Aisle.  From 2003 to 2007, Jessie served as a national security legislative aide to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.   In addition, she has conducted research on future security challenges and multilateral response at the International Peace Institute in New York and on U.S. interagency response to past challenges for the Project on National Security Reform.  Jessie holds a master of international affairs degree from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and bachelor's degree in history from Columbia College.