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Eliot A. Cohen
Robert E. Osgood Professor
About
Eliot Cohen is the Robert E. Osgood Professor at the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) where he has taught since 1990. He served as Dean of SAIS from 2019 to 2021. Cohen 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 from 2007 to 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
Former Bush administration official: Jihadi movements have won.
Eliot A. Cohen interviewed on CNN, 08/19
Biden’s promise to restore competence to the presidency is undercut by chaos in Afghanistan.
Eliot A. Cohen quoted in Washington Post, 08/16
Biden’s Afghanistan exit raises questions about his foreign-policy record.
Eliot A. Cohen quoted in Wall Street Journal, 08/15
‘A call for American renewal’: A manifesto from 150 Republican Party reformers.
Eliot A. Cohen cited in Deseret News, 05/13
Former Defense Secretary expresses concern over U.S. troop withdrawal.
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.
Eliot A. Cohen quoted on CNN, 04/14
Following withdrawal announcement, battle to determine Afghanistan war’s legacy begins.
Eliot A. Cohen quoted in The Washington Post, 04/13
Reports of the death of American leadership are greatly exaggerated.
Eliot A. Cohen interviewed in Dallas Morning News, 01/24