Michael J. Mazarr | |
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Education | Georgetown University (BA, MA), University of Maryland (PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Political scientist, analyst |
Employer(s) | RAND Corporation; Georgetown University |
Michael J. Mazarr is an American political scientist. He is currently a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation and an adjunct professor at the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University. [1]
Mazarr holds a BA and MA in government and national security studies from Georgetown University and a PhD in public policy from the University of Maryland. [2]
Mazarr formerly was associate dean of academics at the U.S. National War College and President of the Stimson Center. [3] He also served as special assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from December 2008 to January 2010. [4]
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