Stephen Semler

Co-founder of Security Policy Reform Institute (SPRI)

Stephen Semler is co-founder of Security Policy Reform Institute (SPRI), a think tank that works to align U.S. foreign policy with working-class interests. He also writes Polygraph, a data journalism newsletter. He has previously worked in the international humanitarian response to Syria, U.S. federal budget authorizations and appropriations, and policy analysis and advocacy. He is a listed expert with the Forum on the Arms Trade and Economic Hardship Reporting Project. SEE PAPER > United States Spending on Israel’s Military Operations and Related U.S. Operations in the Region, October 7, 2023 – September 30, 2024 (2024)

Areas of Interest: U.S. foreign policy, militarism, U.S. federal budget, humanitarian responses