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My name is James Goldgeier

James M. Goldgeier is a professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University.  He received his B.A. in government from Harvard and his M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Berkeley.

He is the author of Leadership Style and Soviet Foreign Policy (John Hopkins, 1994), which received the Edgar Furniss book award in national and international security, and Not Whether But When: The U.S. Decision to Enlarge NATO (Brookings, 1999). Dr. Goldgeier co-authored (with Michael McFaul) Power and Purpose: U.S. Policy toward Russia after the Cold War (Brookings, 2003), which received the 2004 Lepgold Prize for the best book on international relations. His most recent book (co-authored with Derek Chollet) is America Between the Wars: From 11/9 to 9/11, published in June 2008 by Public Affairs. Dr. Goldgeier is also a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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The Road to 9/11
The Road to 9/11
James Goldgeier describes how when the Cold War ended, America was left without an obvious enemy.
How Domestic Policy Usurped Foreign Policy
How Domestic Policy Usurped Foreign Policy
James Goldgeier describes how Pat Buchanan challenged George H.W. Bush by saying the world outside our borders comes second.

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The Road to 9/11

The Road to 9/11

James Goldgeier describes how when the Cold War ended, America was left without an obvious enemy.

How Domestic Policy Usurped Foreign Policy

How Domestic Policy Usurped Foreign Policy

James Goldgeier describes how Pat Buchanan challenged George H.W. Bush by saying the world outside our borders comes second.

How America's Iraq Obsession Left Us Vulnerable

How America's Iraq Obsession Left Us Vulnerable

James Goldgeier explains that a 20-year-old obsession has blinded us to other geopolitical changes.

The China Conundrum

The China Conundrum

James Goldgeier says China refutes the notion that capitalism and democracy must go together.

A Second Cold War?

A Second Cold War?

No, says James Goldgeier, but we need to reanalyze Russia's role.

How a Resurgent Russia Impacts Geopolitics

How a Resurgent Russia Impacts Geopolitics

Europe's reliance on Russian energy is a major consideration, says James Goldgeier.

The Cold War's Sunny Side

The Cold War's Sunny Side

James Goldgeier explains the sea change that was Eastern Europe's movement to democracy.

The Clintons and Iraq

The Clintons and Iraq

Because we were never able to find the right policy, there was a perception that we cut and run, says James Goldgeier.

Iraq After 2008

Iraq After 2008

James Goldgeier says the next administration will have to resolve Iraq as well as address the facets of globalization we have been ignoring

The Clintons and Global Trade Policy

The Clintons and Global Trade Policy

James Goldgeier says Clinton's second term saw a successful focus on the economics of foreign policy.

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