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Ted Galen Carpenter
Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies
Ted Galen Carpenter is vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. He is the author of eight and the editor of 10 books on international affairs, including Smart Power: Toward a Prudent Foreign Policy for America, America's Coming War with China : A Collision Course over Taiwan, The Korean Conundrum: America's Troubled Relations with North and South Korea, Bad Neighbor Policy: Washington's Futile War on Drugs in Latin America, The Captive Press: Foreign Policy Crises and the First Amendment, Beyond NATO: Staying Out of Europe's Wars, and A Search for Enemies: America's Alliances after the Cold War. Carpenter is contributing editor to the National Interest and serves on the editorial boards of Mediterranean Quarterly and the Journal of Strategic Studies, and is the author of more than 350 articles and policy studies. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the National Interest, World Policy Journal, and many other publications. He is a frequent guest on radio and television programs in the United States, Latin America, Europe, East Asia, and other regions. Carpenter received his Ph.D. in U.S. diplomatic history from the University of Texas.
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E-Mail: tcarpenter@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"Iraq," Chapter 49 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Relations with China, India, and Russia," Chapter 53 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"East Asian Security Commitments," Chapter 54 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"The International Drug War," Chapter 58 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Smart Power: Toward a Prudent Foreign Policy for America, (2008)
Cato Studies
"NATO at 60: A Hollow Alliance," Policy Analysis no. 635, March 30, 2009.
"Troubled Neighbor: Mexico's Drug Violence Poses a Threat to the United States," Policy Analysis no. 631, February 2, 2009.
"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.
"Escaping the Trap: Why the United States Must Leave Iraq," Policy Analysis no. 588, February 14, 2007.
"Iran's Nuclear Program: America's Policy Options," Policy Analysis no. 578, September 18, 2006.
Articles and Newsletters
"Staying Alive," National Interest, No. 94, March-April 2008.
"Wild Card: A Democratic Taiwan," China Security, Vol. 4 No. 1, Winter 2008.
"The Iraq War and Iranian Power," Survival, The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Vol. 49, No. 4, winter 2007-2008.
"Iraq and Vietnam: Some Unsettling Parallels," Mediterranean Quarterly, Vol. 18, no. 3, Summer 2007.
"Contra Iran: A View to a Coup?," by Ted Galen Carpenter and Jessica Ashooh, National Interest, No. 88, March-April 2007.
Opinion and Commentary
"Nuclear Realities," National Interest (Online), June 11, 2009
"Which Side Is Bluffing in N Korean Standoff?," South China Morning Post, May 29, 2009
"Proliferated Nonsense," National Interest (Online), May 20, 2009
"Shooting Up the Border," National Interest (Online), April 16, 2009
"A Bold Plan B for North Korea," Christian Science Monitor, April 15, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Drug Related Gun Battle in Acapulco Leaves 18 Dead," June 8, 2009
"White House Czar Calls for End to 'War on Drugs' ," May 14, 2009
"Military Manpower Problem Solved!," September 26, 2006
"Lieberman Mangles History — Again," August 11, 2006
"Entangled in Iraq until 2016?," July 17, 2006
Events
"Engaging China to Solve the North Korea Problem," July 14, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"Is It Time to End the International War on Drugs? ," May 15, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"The Power Problem: How American Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous, and Less Free," April 20, 2009 [Book Forum]
"NATO at 60: A Hollow Alliance," April 3, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Mexico’s Drug War: The Growing Crisis on Our Southern Border," February 19, 2009 [Policy Forum]
Multimedia
Ted Galen Carpenter discusses North Korea on PRI's The Tavis Smiley Show June 13, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:02]
Ted Galen Carpenter discusses the new emissions standard on WLW's The Bill Cunningham Show May 25, 2009 [Flash Audio, 09:18]
Ted Galen Carpenter discusses Pakistan on WOR's The John Gambling Show May 19, 2009 [Flash Audio, 07:51]
Ted Galen Carpenter discusses the roots of Mexico's drug violence. March 5, 2009 [Flash Video, 09:35]
Ted Galen Carpenter discusses Mexican drug violence on FOX February 19, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:50]