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Political Scientist
Ph.D., Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND National Defense Research Institute
B.S. in international affairs, Georgetown School of Foreign Service
Research Fellow
Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in economics, Paris School of Economics; M.Sc. in business, HEC Paris
Distinguished Chair in European Security
Ph.D. in political science, Columbia University; M.I.A. in international affairs, Columbia University; B.A., Amherst College
Senior Political Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in international relations, University of Kent at Canterbury, England; M.A. in European integration, University of Limerick, Ireland; B.A. in political science and history, Frostburg State University
Senior Political Scientist
M.A. in international relations, Claremont Graduate School; B.A. in history and philosophy, Villanova University
President Emeritus
Ph.D. and M.S. in physics, Purdue University; B.S. in physics, University of New Hampshire
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