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Christopher S. ChivvisWashington Office Political Scientist Media AvailabilityThis researcher is available for interviews. Show Details » EducationPh.D., Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University |
Biography
Christopher Chivvis is a political scientist at the RAND Corporation. His research interests include transatlantic relations, European security, and nation-building. Chivvis has held research positions at the French Institute for International Relations (Ifri) in Paris and at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin, and taught graduate courses at Johns Hopkins University, New York University, and Sciences Po in Paris. His articles have appeared in International Affairs, the Journal of Contemporary History, the Journal of Transatlantic Studies, and Survival, among others, and his op-eds have appeared in the Washington Times and International Herald Tribune. Chivvis received his Ph.D. from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.
Research Focus
Transatlantic relations and European security; nation-building and postconflict reconstuction; NATO, Balkans, France, Germany; political economy
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- NATO strategic concept
- Local factors in nation-building
- Pakistan's security
- European security policy in Africa
- European civilian-military operations
Selected Publications
Christopher S. Chivvis and Thomas Rid, "The Roots of Germany's Russia Policy", Survival, 51(2), 2009
Christopher S. Chivvis, "The Making of Macedonia", Survival, 50(2), 2008
Christopher S. Chivvis, "What Role for Germany in Iraq?", SWP Research Paper, (Aug), 2008
Christopher S. Chivvis, "Les visions Americaines de l'Otan (American Visions of NATO)", Politique Etrangere, 3(Fall), 2007
Christopher S. Chivvis, "Preserving Hope in the Democratic Republic of the Congo", Survival, 49(2), 2007
Biography
Christopher S. Chivvis is a political scientist at the RAND Corporation. His research interests include transatlantic relations, European security, and nation-building. Chivvis has held research positions at the French Institute for International Relations (Ifri) in Paris and at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin, and taught graduate courses at Johns Hopkins University, New York University, and Sciences Po in Paris. His articles have appeared in International Affairs, the Journal of Contemporary History, the Journal of Transatlantic Studies, and Survival, among others, and his op-eds have appeared in the Washington Times and International Herald Tribune. Chivvis received his Ph.D. from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.Research Focus
Transatlantic relations and European security; nation-building and postconflict reconstruction; France; NATO, Balkans, France, Germany; political economy
Recent Projects
- NATO strategic concept
- Local factors in nation-building
- Pakistan's security
- European security policy in Africa
- European civilian-military operations
- French security policy
- Germany's Russia policy
Previous Positions
TAPIR fellow, French Institute for International Relations (Ifri) and German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Department of European Studies, Johns Hopkins UniversityLanguages
French, German, SpanishTo arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.




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