Justin Logan
Associate Director of Foreign Policy Studies
Justin Logan is associate director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. His primary research interests are nuclear proliferation, democracy promotion, and U.S. foreign policy toward China, Russia, and South and Central Asia. As a research assistant at Cato in 2004, he surveyed the modern history of Taiwan and the cross-Strait military balance for Ted Galen Carpenter's book, America's Coming War with China.
He has authored or edited numerous policy studies and journal articles on a variety of topics including international relations theory, U.S. China policy, U.S. Russia policy, stabilization and reconstruction operations, energy security, and the policy approaches to a nuclear Iran. His writing has appeared in the Harvard International Review, Orbis, The National Interest, the Foreign Service Journal, The American Conservative, Reason, The American Prospect, National Review Online, the Chicago Sun-Times and other publications. He has also made regular appearances on a variety of broadcast media including the BBC, MSNBC, Fox News, Voice of America, and others.
Logan studied international relations at American University, graduating with high honors, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He lives in Washington, DC.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: jlogan@cato.org
Cato Studies
"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
"Fixing Failed States: A Cure Worse than the Disease?," by Justin Logan and Christopher Preble, Harvard International Review, Winter 2008. (PDF, 5 MB, 5 pp)
"Review of Enemies of Intelligence by Richard K. Betts," Cato Journal, Fall 2007. (PDF, 50kb., 3pp)
"Grasping The Nettle: If Diplomacy Fails in Iran," Foreign Service Journal, June 2007 (PDF, 5.28mb., 9pp)
"The Case Against State’s Nationbuilding Office," by Justin Logan and Christopher Preble, Foreign Service Journal, November 2006 (PDF, 401kb., 6pp)
"Are Great-Power Politics Extinct?" Orbis, Spring 2006 (PDF, 10.7mb., 11pp)
Opinion and Commentary
"Argue Like It's 1991," American Conservative, December 17, 2007
"It's Past Time to Bury the Hitler Analogy," American Prospect.com, November 6, 2007
"Once More into the Breach," American Conservative, September 24, 2007
"Inside Track: Being Right Matters," National Interest, August 7, 2007
"Better Questions for Presidential Candidates," The Standard Times, April 29, 2007
Events
"Taiwan's Defense Budget: How Taipei's Free Riding Risks War," October 9, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Iran's Nuclear Program: The Costs and Benefits of America's Policy Options," January 25, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"How to Deal with Iran: Options for Today and for the Future," December 11, 2006 [Conference]
"The Case against a Standing Nation-Building Office," April 7, 2006 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Multimedia
Justin Logan on Reuters talking about General Petraeus' promotion to lead U.S. Central Command. (April 25, 2008) [Flash Video]
"A Small Step Toward Stability for Taiwan" featuring Justin Logan , March 25, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:15]
Justin Logan discusses Ahmadenijad's visit to New York on CTV (September 25, 2007) [Real Media]
"Don't Risk War Over Taiwan" featuring Justin Logan , September 14, 2007 [Flash Audio, 09:42]
"Scholars Charged with Espionage" featuring Justin Logan , June 4, 2007 [Flash Audio, 05:30]