Lincoln P. Bloomfield

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Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield
Born1920
DiedOctober 30, 2013 (aged 93)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Harvard University (BA, MPA, PhD) [1]
Subject Foreign policy
Notable worksA World Effectively Controlled by the United Nations: A Preliminary Survey of One Form of a Stable Military Environment (1962)
Children Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr.

Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield (1920-2013) was an American academic and expert on foreign affairs who served as a Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [2] [3]

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Biography

Bloomfield served in the US Navy and Office of Strategic Services during World War II, [2] worked in the State Department in the early years of the United Nations until 1956, and in 1979 was director of global issues on the National Security Council during the Carter administration. [3] [4]

Bloomfield was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. [5]

Bloomfield's work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology included designing and leading war games aimed at preventing escalation to nuclear war and the development of the CASCON conflict analysis system, featuring an interactive software and database. [6] [3] [7]

Bloomfield is credited with coining the term Coalition of the Willing. [8] He taught for four semesters at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. [3]

Lincoln P. Bloomfield is the father of Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr., a former United States Defense Department, Office of the Vice President and State Department official. [9]

Works

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Articles and essays

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References

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  2. 1 2 Bryan Marquard (November 12, 2013). "Lincoln P. Bloomfield, 93; helped create tools to contain conflict". The Boston Globe . John W. Henry . Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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  5. "Membership Roster". Annual Report, September 1, 1975-August 31, 1976. New York, NY: Council on Foreign Relations. 1976.
  6. Bloomfield, Lincoln P.; Moulton, Allen (2008). "MIT Cascon System for Analyzing International Conflict". Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. "Collection: Lincoln P. Bloomfield papers". MIT ArchivesSpace. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  8. "'Coalition of the willing' is world's best weapon". Baltimore Sun. April 21, 2002. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  9. "Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr". The National Interest. August 20, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2024.