Stanley Kober
Research Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies
Stanley Kober is a 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.
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
"Spreading Democracy or Undermining It?", Global Dialogue, Vol. 8, No. 3-4, Summer/Autumn 2006
Opinion and Commentary
"Mission Not Accomplished," Star Telegram, May 1, 2008
"NATO Must Succeed in Afghanistan," Washington Times, January 24, 2008
"Petraeus, the Surge & History," Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, September 14, 2007
"Europe's Approaching Train Wreck," International Herald Tribune, March 22, 2007
"An Iran Trap?," Cato.org, November 21, 2005
Events
"NATO's New Troubles: Afghanistan, Kosovo and the Future of the Alliance," January 31, 2008 [Policy Forum]
Multimedia
"Mission Accomplished Five Years Later" featuring Stanley Kober, May 8, 2008 [Flash Audio, 06:13]
"NATO's New Confrontation" featuring Stanley Kober, April 8, 2008 [Flash Audio, 09:09]
April 1, 2008: Stanley Kober discusses NATO's challenge in Afghanistan. [Flash Video, 09:30]
"NATO's New Troubles" featuring Stanley Kober, January 31, 2008 [Flash Audio, 09:12]