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Stanley Kober
Research Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies
Stanley Kober is a former Research Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies. He is a graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and received his Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. His areas of expertise include the relationship between democracy and peace, with a focus on control over the war power, and American grand strategy. He has lectured in the United States and abroad, and his work has appeared in Foreign Policy, International Affairs (London), the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. Kober previously worked on Soviet and defense issues at SRI International (where he was managing editor of the journal, Comparative Strategy), the Center for Naval Analyses, and the Hudson Institute.
Books and Book Chapters
"Transatlantic Relations," Chapter 55 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Relations with Russia," Chapter 62 of the Cato Handbook on Policy, 6th edition.
"U.S.-Russian Relations ," Chapter 59 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.
"Relations with Russia ," Chapter 58 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 107th Congress.
"NATO Expansion ," Chapter 43 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 105th Congress.
Cato Studies
"Cracks in the Foundation: NATO's New Troubles," Policy Analysis no. 608, January 15, 2008.
"The Great Game, Round 2: Washington's Misguided Support for the Baku-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline," Foreign Policy Briefing no. 63, October 31, 2000.
"Nato Expansion Flashpoint No. 3: Kaliningrad," Foreign Policy Briefing no. 46, February 11, 1998.
"Why Spy? The Uses and Misuses of Intelligence," Policy Analysis no. 265, December 12, 1996.
"NATO Expansion and the Danger of a Second Cold War," Foreign Policy Briefing no. 38, January 31, 1996.
Articles and Newsletters
"The Perils of Intervention", Schlossplatz, Issue 7, Fall 2009.
"Spreading Democracy or Undermining It?", Global Dialogue, Vol. 8, No. 3-4, Summer/Autumn 2006.
Opinion and Commentary
"War Power and Our Republic," Orange County Register, June 30, 2011
"Che Guevara's Revenge," Huffington Post, June 29, 2011
"Iran Ups the Ante," Huffington Post, February 24, 2011
"On Good Relationships with Bad Governments," Philadelphia Inquirer, February 17, 2011
"Dienbienphu, Afghanistan," Huffington Post, February 8, 2011
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Egypt Crosses Critical Line in the Arab Sands, Labels Hezbollah 'Terrorist'," April 15, 2009
Events
"The Arab Awakening and Its Implications," May 5, 2011 [Policy Forum]
"NATO's New Troubles: Afghanistan, Kosovo and the Future of the Alliance," January 31, 2008 [Policy Forum]
Multimedia
The Arab Awakening and Its Implications with Malou Innocent, Steven A. Cook, David Ottaway and Zainab Al-Suwai (May 5, 2011) [Events, 01:27:14]
Stanley Kober discusses the subway bombings in Russia on KOGO's Chip Franklin Mornings (March 29, 2010) [Media Highlights - Radio, 10:32]
Stanley Kober discusses U.S. foreign policy on VOA Serbian Service (January 21, 2010) [Media Highlights - TV, 03:04]
Stanley Kober discusses U.S. foreign policy on VOA (October 29, 2009) [Media Highlights - TV, 02:40]
Stanley Kober discusses NATO on Russia Today (April 4, 2009) [Media Highlights - TV, 05:07]
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