Mike York

Mike York is pursuing an M.A. in European and Russian Studies at Yale University. He earned a B.A. in History from Southwestern University in 2011 and an M.A. in History from Yale in 2017.

Mike retired from the United States Army in 2023, where he deployed in the Infantry, Air Defense Artillery, and as a Civil Affairs officer in Special Operations. He served as a civil-military liaison with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and has experience coordinating with humanitarian and non-governmental relief organizations. He is interested in the successes and failures of traditional civil society institutions within the context of mass radicalization in interwar Europe, especially the mechanics of societal transformation in Germany. Mike is also interested in the reception of refugees and statelessness, as well as violent extremism, the growing appeal of illiberalism, and the war in Ukraine.

Department: European & Russian Studies