Politicians in Robes, Politicians in Uniform

Join us for the Civil-Military Relations Speakers Series on "Politicians in Robes, Politicians in Uniform: Public Perceptions of Individual Behavior and Institutional Legitimacy."

Dr. Jessica Blankshain is a political scientist who studies U.S. civil-military relations and foreign policy decision-making. She is a professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College and a research affiliate at Colgate University. Dr. Blankshain earned her PhD from Harvard University in Political Economy and Government, and holds a bachelor’s degree in operations research and financial engineering from Princeton University. She is the author, with Nikolas K. Gvosdev and David A. Cooper, of Decision Making in American Foreign Policy: Translating Theory into Practice (Cambridge University Press, 2019). Her work has been published in American Political Science Review, International Studies Perspectives, Daedalus, Texas National Security Review, and The New York Times.

The views expressed here are those of the author alone and do not necessarily represent the views, policies, or positions of the U.S. Department of Defense or its components,includinge the Department of the Navy or the U.S. Naval War College.

Sponsored by the International Relations Program, the Political Science Department's Kulla Family Lecture Fund, and the Social Science Division Dennis Lecture Fund.