Rachel Kleinfeld

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Rachel Kleinfeld
NationalityAmerican
Education Yale College (BA), University of Oxford (MPhil, DPhil)
Employer Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Board member of National Endowment for Democracy, Freedom House
Websiterachelkleinfeld.com

Rachel Kleinfeld is an American international relations scholar currently serving as a senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. [1] [2] [3] [4] She is a member of the National Endowment for Democracy's board of directors and a trustee of Freedom House. [5] [6] Her research centers around democratic governance and political violence. [1]

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Early life and education

Kleinfeld was born and raised in Alaska. She holds a BA in ethics, politics, and economics from Yale College, as well as a MPhil and DPhil in International Relations from Oxford University. She was a Rhodes Scholar. [1] [7]

Career

Kleinfeld co-founded the Truman National Security Project in 2005 along with Matthew Spence. [8] She was named one of the 40 under 40 American political leaders by Time magazine. [9]

Publications

Books

Articles

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  11. Kleinfeld, Rachel (2012). Advancing the rule of law abroad: next generation reform. Washington, D.C: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. ISBN   978-0-87003-349-0.
  12. Kleinfeld, Rachel; Sloan, Drew (December 7, 2011). Let there be light: electrifying the developing world with markets and distributed energy. Washington, D.C: Truman National Security Institute. ISBN   978-0-692-01563-6.
  13. Kleinfeld, Rachel; Holt, Jared (2024-02-09). "There won't be another Jan. 6 now, no matter what happens to Trump". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
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