Francis J. Gavin

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Francis J. Gavin

(1965-12-04) December 4, 1965 (age 59)
Alma mater University of Chicago (B.A.)
Oxford University (MSt)
University of Pennsylvania
(M.A., Ph.D.)
Institutions Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Texas at Austin

Francis J. Gavin is an American historian currently serving as the Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. He is also the chairman of the Board of Editors for the Texas National Security Review. [1]

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Francis J. Gavin (left) in conversation with Matthew Kroenig (right) about his book, The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy: Why Strategic Superiority Matters, Politics and Prose, Washington, D.C., 10 March 2018 Matthew-Kroenig-Francis-Gavin-Politics-and-Prose-10-Mar-2018.jpg
Francis J. Gavin (left) in conversation with Matthew Kroenig (right) about his book, The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy: Why Strategic Superiority Matters, Politics and Prose, Washington, D.C., 10 March 2018

Prior to his tenure at Johns Hopkins SAIS, Gavin was a Professor of Political Science at MIT, where he also served as the inaugural Frank Stanton Chair in Nuclear Security Policy Studies. Before joining MIT, he taught at the University of Texas from 2000 to 2013. While there, he was named the Tom Slick Professor of International Affairs at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs in 2005, and served as the Director of the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law. From 2005 until 2010, Gavin directed The American Assembly's multiyear, national initiative, The Next Generation Project: U.S. Global Policy and the Future of International Institutions. [2]

Gavin is Senior Fellow of the Clements Program in History, Strategy, and Statecraft, a Distinguished Scholar at the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law, a senior advisor to the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center, and a life-member of the Council on Foreign Relations. [3] He is a member of the CIA Historical Panel. He was previously an Associate of the Managing the Atom Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University.

Education

Gavin received his PhD and MA in history from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Studies in Modern European History from Oxford and a BA in Political Science from the University of Chicago. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Author at Texas National Security Review: Franklin J. Gavin". 7 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Francis J. Gavin". www.strausscenter.org. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  3. 1 2 "Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs | Johns Hopkins SAIS". 5 February 2020.
  4. Library of Congress catalog has a 2003 copyright date.