Carlton Haelig

AWC Postdoctoral Fellow

Biography

Dr. Carlton Haelig is a security policy analyst with expertise in international relations, national security strategy, and military innovation. His research interests are focused on international security, military policy and innovation, and civil-military affairs. Carlton's applied interests include national security strategy, military doctrine and force planning, and security partnerships. He is currently working on a book project titled “The Doctrine Gap: Balancing National Security Commitments and Capabilities.” The Doctrine Gap offers a new assessment of how states balance security commitments and military capabilities. American national security during the Cold War provides the familiar setting in which The Doctrine Gap explores the practice of national security strategy, the creation of military power, and the tradeoffs, compromises, and ingenuity required to bring them together.