Internationalization Advisory Board
The Internationalization Advisory Board provides guidance on the development of global programs, assists in evaluating international initiatives, and also contributes by making distinguished visitor appearances and helping to shape partnerships.
Vice Admiral (Ret.) Lee F. Gunn
President, Institute for Public Research, The CNA Corporation, Alexandria, VA
Previously Held Positions
Inspector General of the Department of the Navy; Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel; Commander, Navy Personnel Command; Commander, Amphibious Group Three; and Deputy Commander, Combined Task Force UNITED SHIELD, protecting the withdrawal of U.N. forces from Somalia
Inspector General of the Department of the Navy; Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel; Commander, Navy Personnel Command; Commander, Amphibious Group Three; and Deputy Commander, Combined Task Force UNITED SHIELD, protecting the withdrawal of U.N. forces from Somalia
Education
B.S., Experimental and Physiological Psychology, UCLA; M.S., Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School
B.S., Experimental and Physiological Psychology, UCLA; M.S., Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School
Alexandra Harney
Visiting Scholar, Center of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong; Director of Research, Visibility Media; Contributing Editor, Economist Intelligence Unit
Key Publications
The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage (Penguin Press, 2008)
The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage (Penguin Press, 2008)
Previously Held Positions
South China Correspondent, Tokyo Correspondent, Deputy Analysis Editor, The Financial Times; Visiting Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy; Monbusho Research Fellow, University of Tokyo; Aide to Japanese politician Nakatani Gen
South China Correspondent, Tokyo Correspondent, Deputy Analysis Editor, The Financial Times; Visiting Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy; Monbusho Research Fellow, University of Tokyo; Aide to Japanese politician Nakatani Gen
Education
B.A., Princeton University
B.A., Princeton University
Fiona Hill
Director, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.,
Key Publications
The Siberian Curse: How Central Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold (The Brookings Institution Press, 2003), Putin and Bush in Common Cause? Russia's View of the Terrorist Threat (Brookings Review, 2002), Fueling the Future: The Prospects for Russian Oil and Gas, (Demokratizatsiya, Summer 2002).
The Siberian Curse: How Central Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold (The Brookings Institution Press, 2003), Putin and Bush in Common Cause? Russia's View of the Terrorist Threat (Brookings Review, 2002), Fueling the Future: The Prospects for Russian Oil and Gas, (Demokratizatsiya, Summer 2002).
Previously Held Positions
National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia, The National Intelligence Council; Director of Strategic Planning, The Eurasia Foundation in Washington, D.C.; Associate Director, Strengthening Democratic Institutions Project (SDI) at Harvard University.
National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia, The National Intelligence Council; Director of Strategic Planning, The Eurasia Foundation in Washington, D.C.; Associate Director, Strengthening Democratic Institutions Project (SDI) at Harvard University.
Education
M.A., Russian and Modern History, St. Andrews University (Scotland); A.M., Soviet Studies, Harvard University; Ph.D., History, Harvard University.
M.A., Russian and Modern History, St. Andrews University (Scotland); A.M., Soviet Studies, Harvard University; Ph.D., History, Harvard University.
Brian Michael Jenkins
Senior Adviser to the President, RAND Corporation, and Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Key Publications
Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves (2006); Aviation Terrorism and Security (ed., with Paul Wilkinson, 2005); Three Years After: Next Steps in the War on Terror (ed., with David Aaron, 2005); Countering al Qaeda: An Appreciation of the Situation and Suggestions for Strategy (2002); Deterrence and Influence in Counterterrorism (with Paul K. Davis, 2002).
Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves (2006); Aviation Terrorism and Security (ed., with Paul Wilkinson, 2005); Three Years After: Next Steps in the War on Terror (ed., with David Aaron, 2005); Countering al Qaeda: An Appreciation of the Situation and Suggestions for Strategy (2002); Deterrence and Influence in Counterterrorism (with Paul K. Davis, 2002).
Previously Held Positions
Former Captain, U.S. Army Special Forces; Deputy Chairman, Kroll Associates; Member, White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security; Adviser, National Commission on Terrorism; Special Advisor to the International Chamber of Commerce; Board Member, ICC Commercial Crime Services; Member, U.S. Comptroller General's Advisory Board.
Former Captain, U.S. Army Special Forces; Deputy Chairman, Kroll Associates; Member, White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security; Adviser, National Commission on Terrorism; Special Advisor to the International Chamber of Commerce; Board Member, ICC Commercial Crime Services; Member, U.S. Comptroller General's Advisory Board.
Education
B.A., Fine Arts, UCLA, M.A.; History, UCLA; additional studies at University of Guanajuato (Mexico) and University of San Carlos (Guatemala).
B.A., Fine Arts, UCLA, M.A.; History, UCLA; additional studies at University of Guanajuato (Mexico) and University of San Carlos (Guatemala).
Joan Johnson-Freese
Chair, National Security Decision Making Department, U.S. Naval War College
Key Publications
Heavenly Ambitions: America’s Quest to Dominate Space (2009), The Chinese Space Program: A Mystery Within a Maze (1998)
Heavenly Ambitions: America’s Quest to Dominate Space (2009), The Chinese Space Program: A Mystery Within a Maze (1998)
Previously Held Positions
Chair, Transnational Studies Department, U.S. Naval War College; Faculty Member, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies; Director, Center for Space Policy & Law, University of Central Florida
Chair, Transnational Studies Department, U.S. Naval War College; Faculty Member, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies; Director, Center for Space Policy & Law, University of Central Florida
Education
B.A., Political Science, Bowling Green State University; M.A., Political Science, Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., Political Science, Kent State University
B.A., Political Science, Bowling Green State University; M.A., Political Science, Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., Political Science, Kent State University
Mira Kamdar
Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute, and Associate Fellow, Asia Society
Key Publications
Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World (2008); Motiba's Tattoos: A Granddaughter's Journey into her Indian Family's Past (2000)
Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World (2008); Motiba's Tattoos: A Granddaughter's Journey into her Indian Family's Past (2000)
Previously Held Positions
Thomas J. Watson Fellow (1980); Danforth Graduate Fellow (1981-85).
Thomas J. Watson Fellow (1980); Danforth Graduate Fellow (1981-85).
Education
B.A., Reed College; M.A. and Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley.
B.A., Reed College; M.A. and Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley.
Dr. Najmaldin Karim
Neurosurgeon, Falik & Karim, Greenbelt, Maryland, and President, Washington Kurdish Institute, Washington, D.C.
Previously Held Positions
Founding member and former President of the Kurdish National Congress of North America; an advisor to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Department of State on establishing the Voice of America's Kurdish service.
Founding member and former President of the Kurdish National Congress of North America; an advisor to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Department of State on establishing the Voice of America's Kurdish service.
Education
M.D., Neurosurgery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
M.D., Neurosurgery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Parag Khanna
Senior Research Fellow, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation
Key Publications
How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance (2011) and The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order (2008)
How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance (2011) and The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order (2008)
Previously Held Positions
Senior Geopolitical Advisor, United States Special Operations Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan; Global Governance Fellow, Brookings Institution; Research Associate, Council on Foreign Relations
Senior Geopolitical Advisor, United States Special Operations Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan; Global Governance Fellow, Brookings Institution; Research Associate, Council on Foreign Relations
Education
M.A., School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; PhD., London School of Economics
M.A., School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; PhD., London School of Economics
Jim Ludes
Executive Director, Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI
Key Publications
Iraq Uncensored (2009, editor); Attacking Terrorism (2004, co-editor) and Twenty-First Century Proliferation (2001, co-editor).
Iraq Uncensored (2009, editor); Attacking Terrorism (2004, co-editor) and Twenty-First Century Proliferation (2001, co-editor).
Previously Held Positions
Executive Director, American Security Project
Executive Director, American Security Project
Education
Ph.D., History, Georgetown University.
Ph.D., History, Georgetown University.
Jack Mendelsohn
Professor, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Key Publications
"America, stop waving the nuclear threat at potential adversaries," The Christian Science Monitor, August 10, 2007. Contributed book chapters to: Science and Security (AAAS, 1986), The Race for Security (Lexington, 1987).
"America, stop waving the nuclear threat at potential adversaries," The Christian Science Monitor, August 10, 2007. Contributed book chapters to: Science and Security (AAAS, 1986), The Race for Security (Lexington, 1987).
Previously Held Positions
Olin Distinguished Professor, U.S. Naval Academy; Deputy Director, Arms Control Association; a senior U.S. Department of State official; and a member of the U.S. SALT and START delegations.
Olin Distinguished Professor, U.S. Naval Academy; Deputy Director, Arms Control Association; a senior U.S. Department of State official; and a member of the U.S. SALT and START delegations.
Education
B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., the University of Chicago and the Institute on East Central Europe at Columbia University.
B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., the University of Chicago and the Institute on East Central Europe at Columbia University.
