Dr. Tama specializes in national security policy, the foreign policy making process, and presidential-congressional relations. He is the author of a forthcoming book on how government commissions can trigger important counterterrorism and national security reforms. Dr. Tama has published articles on foreign affairs topics in a variety of scholarly and popular publications. He has also served as a speechwriter for former U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton, and was a member of the Intelligence and Counterterrorism Expert Advisory Groups for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. He holds a PhD from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, an MPA in International Relations from Princeton University, and a BA from Williams College.