Michael C. Horowitz

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Michael C. Horowitz
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NationalityAmerican
Education Emory University (BA), Harvard University (PhD)
OccupationSenior U.S. defense official
Employer U.S. Department of Defense

Michael C. Horowitz (born 1978) is an American international relations scholar who formerly served as U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development and Emerging Capabilities in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the Biden administration. Prior to joining the Defense Department in April 2022, he was a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Horowitz grew up in Lexington, MA. He attended Emory University, where he was a member of a team that won the 2000 National Debate Tournament. [3] He graduated from Emory in 2000 with a BA in political science, then earned a PhD in Government from Harvard University.

Career

In addition to having a faculty position at the University of Pennsylvania, Horowitz is an investigator for the Good Judgment Project. In 2013 he served as an International Affairs Fellow, funded by the Council on Foreign Relations, in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. He is author of the book The Diffusion of Military Power: Causes and Consequences for International Politics, which "examines how the financial and organizational challenges of adopting new methods of fighting wars can influence the international balance of power." [4] The book won the 2010 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award given by the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, as well as the 2011 Best Book Award from the International Security Studies section of the International Studies Association and the 2011 Harold D. Lasswell Prize, Society of Policy Scientists. [4] [5]

In 2017, Horowitz received the Karl Deutsch Award from the International Studies Association. This award is given annually to an individual under the age of 40 who is judged to have made the most significant contribution to the study of international relations and peace research.

On February 25, 2020, Horowitz was appointed director of Perry World House, the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tank for Global Affairs. He previously served as the think tank's Associate Director from 2015 to 2019. [6]

Horowitz is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dr. Michael C. Horowitz". U.S. Department of Defense. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  2. Muravsky, Nicole. "Perry World House Director Michael Horowitz to serve in new Department of Defense role". www.thedp.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  3. Michael Horowitz (19 August 2010). "Debating Debate Club". Slate. Slate.com. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  4. 1 2 "Horowitz, M.C.: The Diffusion of Military Power: Causes and Consequences for International Politics. (eBook and Paperback)". Press.princeton.edu. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  5. Horowitz, Michael (21 July 2010). The Diffusion of Military Power: Causes and Consequences for International Politics: Michael C. Horowitz: 9780691143965: Amazon.com: Books. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0691143965.
  6. Hamza, Amjad. "Michael Horowitz named director of Perry World House". www.thedp.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  7. Horowitz, Michael (2024-10-22). "Battles of Precise Mass". Foreign Affairs. No. November/December 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  8. Horowitz, Michael C.; Kahn, Lauren; Samotin, Laura Resnick (2022-04-19). "A Force for the Future". Foreign Affairs. No. May/June 2022. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  9. "War by Timeframe: Responding to China's Pacing Challenge". War on the Rocks. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  10. Ciocca, Julia; Horowitz, Michael C.; Kahn, Lauren (2021-04-06). "The Perils of Overhyping Artificial Intelligence". Foreign Affairs. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  11. Horowitz, Michael C.; Schwartz, Joshua A.; Fuhrmann, Matthew (2020-11-20). "China Has Made Drone Warfare Global". Foreign Affairs. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  12. Blair, Christopher; Chenoweth, Erica; Horowitz, Michael C.; Perkoski, Evan; Potter, Philip B. K. (2020-10-05). "The Death and Life of Terrorist Networks". Foreign Affairs. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2024-01-09.