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Eliot A. Cohen
Dean
About
Eliot Cohen is Dean and Robert E. Osgood Professor the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) where he has taught since 1990. He received his BA and PhD degrees from Harvard University and after teaching there and at the Naval War College founded the Strategic Studies program at SAIS. His books include The Big Stick (2017), Conquered into Liberty (2011), and Supreme Command (2002). In addition to public service in the Department of Defense he served as Counselor of the Department of State in 2007-2009. He writes frequently for major newspapers and is a contributing writer at The Atlantic.
Cohen, E. (2017). The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force. New York: Basic Books.
Cohen, E. (2012). Conquered into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles along the Great Warpath that Made the American Way of War. New York: Free Press.
In the News
‘A call for American renewal’: A manifesto from 150 Republican Party reformers.
Dean Eliot A. Cohen cited in Deseret News, 05/13
Former Defense Secretary expresses concern over U.S. troop withdrawal.
Dean Eliot A. Cohen interviewed on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, 04/28
Biden's risky decision to end America's longest war gives him a chance to refocus U.S. foreign policy.
Dean Eliot A. Cohen quoted on CNN, 04/14
Following withdrawal announcement, battle to determine Afghanistan war’s legacy begins.
Dean Eliot A. Cohen quoted in The Washington Post, 04/13
Reports of the death of American leadership are greatly exaggerated.
Dean Eliot A. Cohen interviewed in Dallas Morning News, 01/24
Defense secretaries' letter warning Trump was signed by all in only two days.
Dean Eliot A. Cohen and Eric Edelman cited on ABC News, 01/05
Defense secretaries worried about a Trump power grab.
Dean Eliot A. Cohen quoted and Eric Edelman cited in Foreign Policy, 01/04