James Goldgeier
James M. Goldgeier is a professor of international relations at the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C., where he served as dean from 2011 to 2017. He became dean in August 2011. Previously he was employed at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., as professor of political science and international affairs (2004–2011), associate professor of political science and international affairs (1998–2004), and assistant professor of political science and international affairs (1994–1998). While at George Washington University, he also served as director of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (2001–2005), for which he  had previously served as acting director (1999–2000). Before joining George Washington University, he taught at Cornell University (1991–1993). Appointments. Currently, Goldgeier is a Robert Bosch Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution. From 2017 to 2019, he was a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the 2018–19 Library of Congress U.S.-Russia Chair at the John W. Kluge Center. Prior to joining American University, Goldgeier served as Transatlantic Academy Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (2010–2011); Whitney H. Shepardson Senior Fellow for Transatlantic Relations  at the Council on Foreign Relations (2007–2010); W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow and the Edward Teller National Fellow at the Hoover Institution (2008–2009); a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2007); Whitney H. Shepardson Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (2006–2007); a Policy Research Scholar, at George Washington Institute of Public Policy (2005–2007); the Henry Alfred Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library of Congress (2005- 2006); Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (2002–2006); Nonresident Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution (1999–2001); a  visiting fellow at The Brookings Institution (1998–1999); a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow at the State Department and National Security Council (1995–1996); a Visiting Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral Fellow, Center for International Security and Arms Control, Stanford University (1989–1990); and a Dissertation Fellow at the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, (1987–1988). Bridging the Gap. Goldgeier serves as a co-principal investigator of the Bridging the Gap initiative, a multi-year project named in honor of Alexander George, whose 1993 book of this title encouraged scholars to pursue policy-relevant research. Likewise, the Bridging the Gap  initiative, which is housed at the School of International Service, supports professional development programs and other activities to encourage scholars of political science and international relations to produce research that is relevant to policymakers. Books. Goldgeier is co-author of "America Between the Wars: From 11-9 to 9-11" (Public Affairs 2008) with current assistant secretary of defense for International Security Affairs Derek Chollet, which was named a "Best Book of 2008" by Slate and a "2008 Favorite Book" by The Daily Beast. In addition, Goldgeier is co-author of "Power and Purpose: U.S. Policy toward Russia after the  Cold War" (Brookings Institution 2003) with former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, for which he won the 2003 Lepgold Book Prize in international relations from Georgetown University. He is also author of "Not Whether But When: The U.S. Decision to Enlarge NATO" (Brookings Institution 1999). Goldgeier is also author of "The Future of NATO," a Council on Foreign Relations Special Report (2010), and "Leadership Style and Soviet Foreign Policy: Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev" (The Johns Hopkins University Press 1994), for which he received the Edgar S. Furniss Book Award in National and International Security. Education. Goldgeier earned his Ph.D.  in political science at the University of California, Berkeley (1990), his M.A. in political science at the University of California, Berkeley (1985), and his B.A. in government at Harvard University (1983).