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Christopher A. Preble
Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies
Christopher A. Preble is the vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. He is the author of three books including The Power Problem: How American Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous and Less Free (Cornell University Press, 2009), which documents the enormous costs of America's military power, and proposes a new grand strategy to advance U.S. security; and John F. Kennedy and the Missile Gap (Northern Illinois University Press, 2004), which explores the political economy of military spending during the 1950s and early 1960s. Preble is also the lead author of Exiting Iraq: How the U.S. Must End the Occupation and Renew the War against Al Qaeda (Cato Institute, 2004); and he co-edited, with Jim Harper and Benjamin Friedman, Terrorizing Ourselves: Why U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Is Failing and How to Fix It (Cato Institute, 2010). In addition to his books, Preble has published over 150 articles in major publications including USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, the Financial Times, National Review, The National Interest, the Harvard International Review, and Foreign Policy. He is a frequent guest on television and radio. Before joining Cato in February 2003, he taught history at St. Cloud State University and Temple University. Preble was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, and served onboard USS Ticonderoga (CG-47) from 1990 to 1993. Preble holds a Ph.D. in history from Temple University.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: cpreble@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).
Terrorizing Ourselves: Why U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Is Failing and How to Fix It, co-editor (2010).
The Power Problem: How American Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous and Less Free (Cornell University Press 2009) .
"Countering Terrorism," Chapter 46 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Domestic Security," Chapter 47 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Cato Studies
"Budgetary Savings from Military Restraint," by Benjamin H. Friedman and Christopher Preble, Policy Analysis no. 667, September 21, 2010.
"Learning the Right Lessons from Iraq," by Benjamin H. Friedman, Harvey Sapolsky and Christopher Preble, Policy Analysis no. 610, February 13, 2008.
"Two Normal Countries: Rethinking the U.S.-Japan Strategic Relationship," Policy Analysis no. 566, April 18, 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.
"Ripe for Reform: Six Good Reasons to Reduce U.S. Farm Subsidies and Trade Barriers," by Daniel Griswold, Stephen Slivinski and Christopher Preble, Trade Policy Analysis no. 30, September 14, 2005.
Articles and Newsletters
"Washington's New Bogeyman: Debunking the Fear of Failed States," Strategic Studies Quarterly, Summer 2010.
"From Triad to Dyad," Nuclear Proliferation Update, February 2010.
"Nuclear Weapons Spending Deserves Greater Scrutiny," Nuclear Proliferation Update, November 2009.
"Review of Striking First: Preemption and Prevention in International Conflict by Michael Doyle," Cato Journal, Fall 2009.
"Fixing Failed States: A Cure Worse than the Disease?," by Justin Logan and Christopher Preble, Harvard International Review, Winter 2008.
Opinion and Commentary
"Why Does U.S. Pay to Protect Prosperous Allies?," CNN.com, February 3, 2012
"We Should Have Left Iraq Far Sooner," US News and World Report Online, January 23, 2012
"Regaining Our Balance: The Pentagon's New Military Strategy Takes a Small Step," by Christopher Preble and Charles Knight, Huffington Post, January 20, 2012
"Romney's $2 Trillion Gimmick," Huffington Post, October 14, 2011
"Cut the Defense Budget. ... and Get Others to Do More," Big Peace, October 4, 2011
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Obama's Neocon Moment," February 3, 2012
"On Afghanistan, Panetta Leaves Questions Unanswered," February 2, 2012
"Civilian Personnel: The Missing Piece in the Pentagon’s Budget Puzzle," January 27, 2012
"Obama's State of the Union Signals Grand Strategy Status Quo," January 25, 2012
"Playing to Our Strengths—and Why COIN Doesn’t ," January 19, 2012
Events
"The Relationship between Intelligence and Policy," October 31, 2011 [Book Forum]
"Why Are We at War in Libya?," May 13, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"America's Allies and War: Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq," May 10, 2011 [Book Forum]
"The Internet and Social Media: Tools of Freedom or Tools of Oppression?," February 25, 2011 [Student Forum]
"The 112th Congress and Military Spending," January 19, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Multimedia
Christopher A. Preble discusses his book The Power Problem on WNUR's This is Hell! (January 28, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 34:25]
Christopher A. Preble discusses military spending on Fox Business Stossel (January 19, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 06:04]
The GOP versus Ron Paul on Foreign Policy (November 23, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 10:20]
The Relationship between Intelligence and Policy with Joshua Rovner, Paul R. Pillar and Mark Lowenthal (October 31, 2011) [Events, 55:11]
U.S. Finally Out of Iraq? (October 21, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 06:04]
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