James M. Lindsay

James M. Lindsay (born November 29, 1959, Winchester, Massachusetts), is a leading authority on the American foreign policymaking process and the domestic politics of American foreign policy. He is currently the director of The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law and is the inaugural Tom Slick Chair for International Affairs at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. Before joining The University of Texas, Dr. Lindsay was vice president, director of studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Academic Scholar

Dr. Lindsay holds an A.B. in Economics and Political Science (highest distinction, highest honors) from the University of Michigan and an M.A., M. Phil., and Ph.D. from Yale University. He has authored, co-authored, or edited more than fifteen books and fifty journal articles and book chapters on various aspects of American foreign policy and international relations. His book with Ivo H. Daalder, "America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy", was awarded the 2003 Lionel Gelber Award, named a finalist for the Arthur S. Ross Book Award, and selected as a top book of 2003 by The Economist. His other books include "Agenda for the Nation" (with Henry J. Aaron and Pietro S. Nivola), which was named an “Outstanding Academic Book of 2004” by Choice magazine; "Defending America: The Case for Limited National Missile Defense" (with Michael E. O’Hanlon); "Congress and the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy"; and "Congress and Nuclear Weapons". He has also contributed articles to the op-ed pages of many major newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times.

Research and Government Positions

In addition to his current posts as director of the Strauss Center and Tom Slick Chair for International Affairs at the LBJ School, Dr. Lindsay is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Dr. Lindsay was deputy director and senior fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution. From 1987 to 1999, he was a professor of political science at the University of Iowa, where he was an award-winning instructor. In 1996-1997, he was director for global issues and multilateral affairs on the staff of the National Security Council. His responsibilities included UN reform, State Department reorganization, and funding for international affairs. He has also served as a consultant to the United States Commission on National Security/21st Century (Hart-Rudman Commission) and as a staff expert for the United States Institute of Peace’s congressionally mandated Task Force on the United Nations. He has been a fellow at the Center for International Affairs and the Center for Science and International Affairs, both at Harvard University. He is a recipient of the Pew Faculty Fellowship in International Affairs and an International Affairs Fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations.

Professional Boards, Committees and Organizations

* Council on Foreign Relations, 2000-Present
* Editorial Board, "International Studies Quarterly", 1999-2002
* Executive Committee, Midwest Consortium for International Security, 1992-1999
* Editorial Board, "PS: Political Science & Politics", 1993-1996
* Editorial Board, "International Studies Perspectives", 2004 - Present

Books

* [http://www.brookings.edu/press/books/agendaforthenation.htm "Agenda for the Nation"] , with Henry J. Aaron and Pietro S. Nivola (2004)
* [http://www.brookings.edu/press/books/americaunbound.htm "America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy"] , with Ivo H. Daalder (2003)
** [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6421/bush_revolution_in_foreign_policy.html Review: "America Unbound"]
* [http://www.brookings.edu/press/books/defending_america.htm "Defending America: The Case for Limited National Missile Defense"] , with Michael E. O'Hanlon (2001)
* [http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/1355.html "Congress and the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy"] (1994)
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0801841410 "Congress and Nuclear Weapons"] (1991)
* [http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=9824 "Congress Resurgent: Foreign and Defense Policy on Capitol Hill"] (ed. With Randall B. Ripley)
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0822939819/ "U.S. Foreign Policy After the Cold War"] (ed. With Randall B. Ripley)
* [http://www.atomicdog.com/BookDetails.asp?Session=7725A1B0-8400-42AB-8BC9-BC885A1F56E7&BookEditionID=146&Authors=true "Dynamics of Democracy"] , 4ed. (with Peverill Squire, Cary Covington, and Eric R.A.N. Smith)

Op-eds

* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/7405/radical_change.html "A Radical Change"] , with Ivo H. Daalder, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, September 26, 2004
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/7052/alliance_of_democracies.html "An Alliance of Democracies"] , with Ivo H. Daalder, The Washington Post, May 23, 2004
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6901/unbinding_prometheus.html "Unbinding Prometheus"] , with Ivo H. Daalder, TimeCanada.com, March 29, 2004
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6276/unilateralism_disgraced.html "Unilateralism Disgraced"] , with Ivo H. Daalder, American Prospect, October 1, 2003
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6274/presidents_thorny_olive_branch.html "The President's Thorny Olive Branch"] , with Ivo H. Daalder, The Los Angeles Times, September 24, 2003
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6277/nuclear_walmart.html "Nuclear Wal-Mart?"] , American Prospect, September 1, 2003
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6286/hawks_pander_to_homegrown_concerns.html "Hawks Pander to Home-grown Concerns"] , with Ivo H. Daalder, Australian Financial Review, January 13, 2003
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6287/iraq_not_top_of_agenda_for_us_public.html "Iraq Not Top of Agenda for US Public"] , Australian Financial Review, October 14, 2002
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6288/its_still_baseball_and_apple_pie.html "It's Still Baseball and Apple Pie"] , with Ivo H. Daalder, Australian Financial Review, September 10, 2002

References

* [http://www.robertstrausscenter.org/lindsay.html Lindsay bio at Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law]

External links

* [http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/faculty/james-lindsay/ Lindsay bio at LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin]

Interviews

* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/9736/lindsay.html Bush’s State of Union Address Underscores President’s ‘Political Weakness’] , Council on Foreign Relations Interview, February 1, 2006
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/9438/ Iraq Completely Dominates Bush’s Second Term] , Council on Foreign Relations Interview, December 19, 2005
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/8998/lindsay.html Successful Constitution Vote in Iraq Crucial to Bush Administration’s Iraq Policy] , Council on Foreign Relations Interview, October 11, 2005
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/8461/campaign_2004_editorial_briefing_with_james_m_lindsay.html "CAMPAIGN 2004 Editorial Briefing"] , Council on Foreign Relations Interview, December 11, 2003

News Releases

* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/6108/james_m_lindsay_named_vice_president_and_director_of_studies_of_the_council_on_foreign_relations.html James M. Lindsay Named Vice President and Director of Studies of the Council on Foreign Relations] , July 10, 2003
* [http://www.brookings.edu/comm/news/19990901lindsay.htm Brookings Institution: James M. Lindsay Joins Brookings] , September 1, 1999