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Thinking in (Napoleonic) Times: Historical Warnings for an Era of Great-Power Competition
Dec 18, 2020
Overview
Alexandra T. Evans is an associate policy researcher at the RAND Corporation and a professor of policy analysis in the Pardee RAND Graduate School for the 2021–22 academic year. Her research focuses on strategic competition, political-military dynamics, and decisionmaking, with a particular interest in the Middle East. Prior to joining RAND, she was an Ernest May Fellow in History & Policy with the Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a postdoctoral fellow at the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin.
Evans received a Ph.D. in history from the University of Virginia and a B.A. in history from Vassar College.
Research Focus
Selected Publications
Frank G. Klotz, Alexandra T. Evans, Modernizing the U.S. Nuclear Triad: The Rationale for a New Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, RAND Corporation (PE-A1434-1), 2022
Becca Wasser, Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Jeffrey Martini, Alexandra T. Evans, Karl P. Mueller, Nathaniel Edenfield, Gabrielle Tarini, Ryan Haberman, Jalen Zeman, The Air War Against the Islamic State: The Role of Airpower in Operation Inherent Resolve, RAND Corporation (RR-A388-1), 2021
