James Kurth

Senior Fellow

James Kurth, is the Claude Smith Professor of Political Science at Swarthmore College, where he teaches defense policy, foreign policy, and international politics.

Professor Kurth has been a visiting member of the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, NJ), visiting professor of political science at the University of California at San Diego, and visiting professor of strategy at the U.S. Naval War College. He served as an advisor to the Strategic Studies Group of the Chief of Naval Operations and is the recipient of the Department of the Navy Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service.

Professor Kurth is the author of numerous articles and editor of two volumes in the fields of defense policy, foreign policy, international politics, and European politics. His recent publications have focused upon the interrelations between the global economy, cultural conflicts, foreign policy, and military strategy. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (New York) and of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (London).

James Kurth
Senior Fellow
Center for the Study of America and the West
Foreign Policy Research Institute
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