Elizabeth Austin is a writer in Los Angeles. Her debut novel, Compass Rose, was released in March 2017. Elizabeth has a master’s in international affairs from the American University of Paris, where she was awarded a travel grant and completed thesis field work in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. She also has a master’s in international relations from the University of St. Andrews, for which she completed dissertation field work in Cambodia. She has contributed articles to International Policy Digest and Global Politics Magazine, and book reviews to E-International Relations.