James Goldgeier

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Education Harvard University (AB)
University of California, Berkeley (MA and PhD)
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James M. Goldgeier is a professor of international relations at the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C., where he served as dean from 2011 to 2017. [1]

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He was previously a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. from 2004 to 2011, an associate professor of political science and international affairs from 1998 to 2004, and assistant professor of political science and international affairs from 1994 to 1998. While at George Washington University, he served as director of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies from 2001 to 2005 and was its acting director from 1999 to 2000. Before joining George Washington University, Goldgeier taught at Cornell University from 1991 to 1993.

Early life and education

Goldgeier BA in government at Harvard University in 1983 and his MA in political science from the University of California, Berkeley and PhD from Berkeley in 1985 and 1990, respectively.

Career

Appointments

Goldgeier is a Robert Bosch Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution. a Washington, D.C. think tank. [2] From 2017 to 2019, he was a visiting senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations [3] and the 2018–19 Library of Congress U.S.-Russia Chair at the John W. Kluge Center. [4]

Prior to joining American University, Goldgeier served as Transatlantic Academy Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (2010–2011); Whitney H. Shepardson Senior Fellow for Transatlantic Relations at the Council on Foreign Relations (2007–2010); [5] W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow and the Edward Teller National Fellow at the Hoover Institution (2008–2009); [6] a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2007); Whitney H. Shepardson Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (2006–2007); a Policy Research Scholar, at George Washington Institute of Public Policy (2005–2007); the Henry Alfred Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library of Congress (2005- 2006); [7] Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (2002–2006); Nonresident Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution (1999–2001); a visiting fellow at The Brookings Institution (1998–1999); a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow at the State Department and National Security Council (1995–1996); a Visiting Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral Fellow, Center for International Security and Arms Control, Stanford University (1989–1990); and a Dissertation Fellow at the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, (1987–1988).

Goldgeier serves as a co-principal investigator of the Bridging the Gap initiative, [8] a multi-year project named in honor of Alexander George, whose 1993 book of this title [9] encouraged scholars to pursue policy-relevant research. Likewise, the Bridging the Gap initiative, which is housed at the School of International Service, supports professional development programs and other activities to encourage scholars of political science and international relations to produce research that is relevant to policymakers.

Publications

Books

Goldgeier is co-author of America Between the Wars: From 11-9 to 9-11 (Public Affairs 2008) with current assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs Derek Chollet, [10] [11] [12] which was named a "Best Book of 2008" by Slate [13] and a "2008 Favorite Book" by The Daily Beast. [14]

In addition, Goldgeier is co-author of Power and Purpose: U.S. Policy toward Russia after the Cold War (Brookings Institution, 2003) with former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, [15] for which he won the 2003 Lepgold Book Prize in international relations from Georgetown University. [16]

He is also author of Not Whether But When: The U.S. Decision to Enlarge NATO (Brookings Institution, 1999). [17] Goldgeier is also author of "The Future of NATO," a Council on Foreign Relations Special Report (2010), [18] and Leadership Style and Soviet Foreign Policy: Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev (The Johns Hopkins University Press 1994), for which he received the Edgar S. Furniss Book Award in National and International Security. [19] [20] Goldgeier also authored Foreign Policy Careers for PhDs: A Practical Guide to a World of Possibilities alongside Tamara Cofman Wittes in 2023. [21]

Articles

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References

  1. ↑ "Diplomatic Courier: "Interview with Dr. James Goldgeier of American University's School of International Service"". Diplomaticourier.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  2. ↑ "James Goldgeier". Brookings Institution. 20 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "James M. Goldgeier".
  4. ↑ "Library of Congress Chair in U.S.-Russia Relations | Chairs | Chairs & Fellowships | the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress .
  5. ↑ "The Whitney H. Shepardson Fellowship - Council on Foreign Relations". Cfr.org. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  6. ↑ "James M. Goldgeier | Hoover Institution". Hoover.org. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  7. ↑ "Goldgeier Named Kissinger Scholar - News Releases (Library of Congress)". loc.gov. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Bridging the Gap". American.edu. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  9. ↑ George, Alexander L. (1993). Bridging the Gap: Theory and Practice in Foreign Policy: Alexander L. George: 9781878379221: Amazon.com: Books . United States Institute of Peace Press. ISBN   1878379224.
  10. ↑ Kakutani, Michiko (17 June 2008). "After One Wall Fell, Before New Ones Rose". The New York Times . Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  11. ↑ America Between the Wars - Council on Foreign Relations. Cfr.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
  12. ↑ "Indispensable Nation". The Weekly Standard . Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Onion, Rebecca (16 December 2008). "The best books of 2008". Slate. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  14. ↑ "2008 Books Wrap". The Daily Beast. 2008-12-27.
  15. ↑ Goldgeier, James M.; McFaul, Michael (2003-10-29). Power and Purpose: U.S. Policy Toward Russia after the Cold War (9780815731733): James M. Goldgeier, Michael McFaul: Books. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN   0815731736.
  16. ↑ "2003 Lepgold Winner: Power and Purpose by James Goldgeier and Michael McFaul - Mortara Center for International Studies". Mortara.georgetown.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  17. ↑ Goldgeier, James M. (1999-10-01). Not Whether But When: The U.S. Decision to Enlarge NATO: James M. Goldgeier: 9780815731719: Amazon.com: Books. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN   081573171X.
  18. ↑ "The Future of NATO - Council on Foreign Relations". Cfr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  19. ↑ "The Mershon Center for International Security Studies | The Ohio State University". Mershoncenter.osu.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  20. ↑ Goldgeier, James M. (1994). Leadership Style and Soviet Foreign Policy: Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev (Perspectives on Security): Professor James M. Goldgeier: 9780801848667: Amazon.com: Books. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   0801848660.
  21. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Foreign-Policy-Careers-PhDs-Possibilities/dp/1647123836
  22. ↑ Binder, Sarah; Goldgeier, James; Saunders, Elizabeth N. (2024-07-18). "The Imperial Presidency Unleashed". Foreign Affairs. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2024-07-18.
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