William Ruger

William Ruger, research fellow in foreign policy studies, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Texas State University. Ruger is an expert on international relations, U.S. foreign policy, and civil-military relations. He is a veteran of the Afghanistan War.

Ruger is the co-author of Freedom in the 50 States and the book review editor for Armed Forces and Society. Before joining Texas State, Ruger was a Fellow at Liberty Fund and also taught at Wesleyan University and Brigham Young University. He earned his Ph.D. in Politics from Brandeis University and an A.B. from the College of William and Mary.