- James M. Lindsay
James M. Lindsay (born
November 29 ,1959 ,Winchester, Massachusetts ), is a leading authority on the American foreign policymaking process and the domestic politics of American foreign policy. He is currently the director ofThe Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law and is the inaugural Tom Slick Chair for International Affairs at theLyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. Before joining The University of Texas, Dr. Lindsay was vice president, director of studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair at theCouncil on Foreign Relations .Academic Scholar
Dr. Lindsay holds an A.B. in
Economics andPolitical Science (highest distinction, highest honors) from theUniversity of Michigan and an M.A., M. Phil., and Ph.D. fromYale University . He has authored, co-authored, or edited more than fifteen books and fifty journal articles and book chapters on various aspects of American foreign policy andinternational relations . His book with Ivo H. Daalder, "America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy", was awarded the 2003 Lionel Gelber Award, named a finalist for the Arthur S. Ross Book Award, and selected as a top book of 2003 byThe Economist . His other books include "Agenda for the Nation" (with Henry J. Aaron and Pietro S. Nivola), which was named an “Outstanding Academic Book of 2004” by Choice magazine; "Defending America: The Case for Limited National Missile Defense" (with Michael E. O’Hanlon); "Congress and the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy"; and "Congress and Nuclear Weapons". He has also contributed articles to the op-ed pages of many major newspapers, includingThe New York Times ,The Washington Post , and theLos Angeles Times .Research and Government Positions
In addition to his current posts as director of the Strauss Center and Tom Slick Chair for International Affairs at the LBJ School, Dr. Lindsay is also a member of the
Council on Foreign Relations . Previously, Dr. Lindsay was deputy director and senior fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at theBrookings Institution . From 1987 to 1999, he was a professor ofpolitical science at theUniversity of Iowa , where he was an award-winning instructor. In 1996-1997, he was director for global issues and multilateral affairs on the staff of theNational Security Council . His responsibilities included UN reform, State Department reorganization, and funding for international affairs. He has also served as a consultant to the United States Commission on National Security/21st Century (Hart-Rudman Commission) and as a staff expert for the United States Institute of Peace’s congressionally mandated Task Force on the United Nations. He has been a fellow at the Center for International Affairs and the Center for Science and International Affairs, both atHarvard University . He is a recipient of the Pew Faculty Fellowship in International Affairs and an International Affairs Fellowship from theCouncil on Foreign Relations .Professional Boards, Committees and Organizations
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Council on Foreign Relations , 2000-Present
* Editorial Board, "International Studies Quarterly", 1999-2002
* Executive Committee, Midwest Consortium for International Security, 1992-1999
* Editorial Board, "PS: Political Science & Politics", 1993-1996
* Editorial Board, "International Studies Perspectives", 2004 - PresentBooks
* [http://www.brookings.edu/press/books/agendaforthenation.htm "Agenda for the Nation"] , with Henry J. Aaron and Pietro S. Nivola (2004)
* [http://www.brookings.edu/press/books/americaunbound.htm "America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy"] , with Ivo H. Daalder (2003)
** [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6421/bush_revolution_in_foreign_policy.html Review: "America Unbound"]
* [http://www.brookings.edu/press/books/defending_america.htm "Defending America: The Case for Limited National Missile Defense"] , with Michael E. O'Hanlon (2001)
* [http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/1355.html "Congress and the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy"] (1994)
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0801841410 "Congress and Nuclear Weapons"] (1991)
* [http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=9824 "Congress Resurgent: Foreign and Defense Policy on Capitol Hill"] (ed. With Randall B. Ripley)
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0822939819/ "U.S. Foreign Policy After the Cold War"] (ed. With Randall B. Ripley)
* [http://www.atomicdog.com/BookDetails.asp?Session=7725A1B0-8400-42AB-8BC9-BC885A1F56E7&BookEditionID=146&Authors=true "Dynamics of Democracy"] , 4ed. (with Peverill Squire, Cary Covington, and Eric R.A.N. Smith)Op-eds
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/7405/radical_change.html "A Radical Change"] , with Ivo H. Daalder,
Minneapolis Star-Tribune , September 26, 2004
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/7052/alliance_of_democracies.html "An Alliance of Democracies"] , with Ivo H. Daalder,The Washington Post , May 23, 2004
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6901/unbinding_prometheus.html "Unbinding Prometheus"] , with Ivo H. Daalder, TimeCanada.com, March 29, 2004
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6276/unilateralism_disgraced.html "Unilateralism Disgraced"] , with Ivo H. Daalder,American Prospect , October 1, 2003
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6274/presidents_thorny_olive_branch.html "The President's Thorny Olive Branch"] , with Ivo H. Daalder,The Los Angeles Times , September 24, 2003
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6277/nuclear_walmart.html "Nuclear Wal-Mart?"] ,American Prospect , September 1, 2003
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6286/hawks_pander_to_homegrown_concerns.html "Hawks Pander to Home-grown Concerns"] , with Ivo H. Daalder,Australian Financial Review , January 13, 2003
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6287/iraq_not_top_of_agenda_for_us_public.html "Iraq Not Top of Agenda for US Public"] ,Australian Financial Review , October 14, 2002
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6288/its_still_baseball_and_apple_pie.html "It's Still Baseball and Apple Pie"] , with Ivo H. Daalder,Australian Financial Review , September 10, 2002References
* [http://www.robertstrausscenter.org/lindsay.html Lindsay bio at Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law]
External links
* [http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/faculty/james-lindsay/ Lindsay bio at LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin]
Interviews
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/9736/lindsay.html Bush’s State of Union Address Underscores President’s ‘Political Weakness’] , Council on Foreign Relations Interview, February 1, 2006
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/9438/ Iraq Completely Dominates Bush’s Second Term] , Council on Foreign Relations Interview, December 19, 2005
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/8998/lindsay.html Successful Constitution Vote in Iraq Crucial to Bush Administration’s Iraq Policy] , Council on Foreign Relations Interview, October 11, 2005
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/8461/campaign_2004_editorial_briefing_with_james_m_lindsay.html "CAMPAIGN 2004 Editorial Briefing"] , Council on Foreign Relations Interview, December 11, 2003News Releases
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6108/james_m_lindsay_named_vice_president_and_director_of_studies_of_the_council_on_foreign_relations.html James M. Lindsay Named Vice President and Director of Studies of the Council on Foreign Relations] , July 10, 2003
* [http://www.brookings.edu/comm/news/19990901lindsay.htm Brookings Institution: James M. Lindsay Joins Brookings] , September 1, 1999
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