Middle East Strategy at Harvard

Peter W. Rodman is senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution. He is a member of the Defense Policy Board, and most recently served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (2001-2007).

During the Reagan and first Bush administration, Mr. Rodman served as Director of the State Department Policy Planning Staff (1984-1986), Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (1986-1987), and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and NSC Counselor (1987-1990). During the Nixon and Ford administration, Mr. Rodman was a member of the NSC staff and Special Assistant to Dr. Henry Kissinger (1969-1977).

Mr. Rodman was Director of National Security Programs at the Nixon Center (1995-2001). He is a former Senior Editor of National Review (1991-1999) and worked as a research and editorial assistant to Dr. Kissinger in the preparation of his memoirs. Mr. Rodman was also a scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and at the Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute.

He is the author of a history of the Cold War in the Third World (More Precious than Peace) and a series of monographs on strategic topics published by The Nixon Center.

Mr. Rodman was born in Boston. He was educated at Harvard College (A.B. summa cum laude), Oxford University (B.A., M.A.), and Harvard Law School (J.D.).

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