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Justin Logan
Director of Foreign Policy Studies
Justin Logan is the director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. He is an expert on U.S. grand strategy, international relations theory, and American foreign policy. His current research focuses on the shifting balance of power in Asia — specifically with regard to China — and the formation of U.S. grand strategy under unipolarity.
He has authored numerous policy studies and articles on topics including international relations theory, U.S. China policy, U.S. Russia policy, stabilization and reconstruction operations, and the policy approaches to a nuclear Iran. His articles have appeared in Foreign Policy, the National Interest, the Harvard International Review, Orbis, the Foreign Service Journal, National Review, the American Conservative, Reason, Politico, the American Prospect, the Chicago Sun-Times and other publications. He has made regular appearances on a variety of broadcast media including the BBC, MSNBC, Fox News, Voice of America, and others.
Logan holds a master's degree in international relations from the University of Chicago and a bachelor's degree in international relations from American University. He lives in Washington, DC.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5269
E-Mail: jlogan@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"Fixing Failed States: A Dissenting View," by Justin Logan and Christopher A. Preble, The Handbook on the Political Economy of War (2011).
"U.S. Policy toward Iran," Chapter 50 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Relations with China, India, and Russia," Chapter 53 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Cato Studies
"Two Kinds of Change: Comparing the Candidates on Foreign Policy," Policy Analysis no. 623, October 14, 2008.
"Taiwan's Defense Budget: How Taipei's Free Riding Risks War," by Justin Logan and Ted Galen Carpenter, Policy Analysis no. 600, September 13, 2007.
"The Bottom Line on Iran: The Costs and Benefits of Preventive War versus Deterrence," Policy Analysis no. 583, December 4, 2006.
"Failed States and Flawed Logic: The Case against a Standing Nation-Building Office," by Christopher Preble and Justin Logan, Policy Analysis no. 560, January 11, 2006.
Articles and Newsletters
"Review of Hard Line: The Republican Party and US Foreign Policy since World War II," by Colin Dueck, Journal of Strategic Studies 35, no. 2 (April 2012): 271-273.
"Should the NATO Alliance Continue?," CQ Researcher, March 23, 2012.
"Why the U.S. Military Budget is Foolish and Sustainable," by Benjamin H. Friedman and Justin Logan, Orbis, (Spring 2012).
"The Structure of Domestic Politics: Assessing the Obstacles to a Grand Strategy of Restraint," APSA 2010 Annual Meeting Paper, September 2, 2010.
"Washington's New Bogeyman: Debunking the Fear of Failed States," Strategic Studies Quarterly, Summer 2010.
Opinion and Commentary
"Time-Bomb Diplomacy," American Conservative, April 4, 2012
"Learn the Lessons from Iraq," US News and World Report Online, November 16, 2011
"Asia's Free-Riders," Foreign Policy, November 9, 2011
"Iran Plot Story a Shot in the Arm for Hawks," CNN.com, October 13, 2011
"America's Military Spending Is Foreign Aid — Cut It," US News and World Report Online, October 11, 2011
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Romney, Kerry Miss the Point on Threats: Size Matters," May 25, 2012
"Negotiations with Iran: What Has Changed?," May 22, 2012
"Ed Gillespie, Flip Flopper," April 19, 2012
"The GOP Foreign Policy Establishment Is Still Neoconservative," March 1, 2012
"Would Haass and Levi Accept Their Own Proposed Deal?," February 22, 2012
Events
"U.S. Policy toward Iran: The Prospects for Success — and for Failure," March 30, 2012 [Conference]
"Turning the Page in Afghanistan," June 29, 2011 [Policy Forum]
"Why Leaders Lie: The Truth about Lying in International Politics," June 9, 2011 [Book Forum]
"Exporting the Bomb: Technology Transfer and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons," June 22, 2010 [Book Forum]
"Sudan after the Elections: Implications for the Future and American Policy Options," June 11, 2010 [Policy Forum]
Multimedia
Justin Logan Discusses Iran and the U.S. (April 18, 2012) [Cato Video, 12:10]
U.S. Policy toward Iran: The Prospects for Success — And for Failure: Panel 1: Can Diplomacy Work? with Michael Adler, Alireza Nader and Barbara Slavin (March 30, 2012) [Events, 50:56]
Justin Logan discusses U.S. policy toward Iran on C-SPAN 2 (March 30, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 12:09]
Justin Logan discusses Iran on WWL's Think Tank with Garland Robinette (March 7, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 12:27]
Rove Wrong on Foreign Policy (Again) (February 28, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 11:39]
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