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Doug Bandow
Senior Fellow
Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, specializing in foreign policy and civil liberties. He worked as special assistant to President Reagan and editor of the political magazine Inquiry. He writes regularly for leading publications such as Fortune magazine and speaks frequently at academic conferences, on college campuses, and to business groups. Bandow has been a regular commentator on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. He holds a J.D. from Stanford University.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: dbandow@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"Strengthening the All-Volunteer Military," Chapter 48 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"The Balkans," Chapter 56 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Korean Conundrum, by Ted Galen Carpenter and Doug Bandow (2004).
Tripwire: Korea and U.S. Foreign Policy in a Changed World (1996)
The Politics of Envy: Statism as Theology (1994)
Cato Studies
"Avoiding Medicare's Pharmaceutical Trap," Policy Analysis no. 556, November 30, 2005.
"Don't Resurrect the Law of the Sea Treaty," Policy Analysis no. 552, October 13, 2005.
"All the Players at the Table: A Multilateral Solution to the North Korean Nuclear Crisis," Policy Analysis no. 478, June 26, 2003.
"Wrong War, Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Why Military Action Should Not Be Used to Resolve the North Korean Nuclear Crisis," Foreign Policy Briefing no. 76, May 12, 2003.
"Demonizing Drugmakers: The Political Assault on the Pharmaceutical Industry," Policy Analysis no. 475, May 8, 2003.
Articles and Newsletters
"All the Players at the Table: A Multilateral Solution to the North Korean Nuclear Crisis," Cato Policy Analysis no. 478, July 26, 2003.
"Wrong War, Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Why Military Action Should Not Be Used to Resolve the North Korean Nuclear Crisis," Cato Foreign Policy Briefing Paper no. 76, May 12, 2003.
"Demonizing Drugmakers: The Political Assault on the Pharmaceutical Industry," Cato Institute Policy Analysis no. 475, May 8, 2003.
"Bring the Troops Home: Ending the Obsolete Korean Commitment," Cato Institute Policy Analysis no. 474, May 7, 2003.
"Fighting the War against Terrorism: Elite Forces, Yes; Conscripts, No," Cato Institute Policy Analysis no. 314, April 10, 2002.
Opinion and Commentary
"The China Card," National Interest (Online), July 1, 2009
"The Consequences of the Culture of Death," American Spectator (Online), June 29, 2009
"NATO Gains Weight," National Interest (Online), June 25, 2009
"Book Review: Money, Markets and Sovereignty," Washington Times, June 23, 2009
"A Tattered Umbrella," National Interest (Online), June 16, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Congress Just Raised Our Credit Card Fees," July 2, 2009
"Civil Liberties and President Barack W. Bush?," July 2, 2009
"Cap 'n Trade: The Ultimate Pork-Fest," July 2, 2009
"The European Union Stops Banning Ugly Veggies," July 1, 2009
"Appointing Another Supreme Commander of NATO," June 30, 2009
Events
"Engaging China to Solve the North Korea Problem," July 14, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"Seasteading: Homesteading the High Seas for Liberty," April 7, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"Smart Power: Toward a Prudent Foreign Policy for America," June 17, 2008 [Book Forum]
"The Future of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT): Prospects and Problems," April 18, 2005 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"The Korean Conundrum: America's Troubled Relations with North and South Korea," January 12, 2005 [Book Forum]
Speeches and Testimony
"The Law of the Sea Treaty: Inconsistent With American Interests," Congressional Testimony, April 8, 2004
"The U.S. Role in Kosovo," Congressional Testimony, March 10, 1999.
"On the Corporation for National Service and Community Service," Congressional Testimony, May 21, 1996.
Multimedia
"North Korea, Current and Diplomacy" featuring Doug Bandow, June 11, 2009 [Flash Audio, 04:40]
Doug Bandow discusses North Korea on FBN's Nightly Scoreboard June 9, 2009 [Flash Video, 08:36]
Doug Bandow discusses the North Korean sentencing of two American journalists on KTRH's Morning News With Lana Hughes and J.P. Pritchard June 9, 2009 [Flash Audio, 02:45]
Doug Bandow discusses North Korea's latest nuclear test on CNN's Newsroom with Rick Sanchez May 26, 2009 [Flash Video, 03:04]
Doug Bandow discusses Afghanistan on Russia Today May 14, 2009 [Flash Audio, 11:22]