# Earl C. Ravenal 

Former Distinguished Senior Fellow 

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Earl C. Ravenal, former distinguished senior fellow in foreign policy studies, was professor emeritus of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He was an expert on NATO, defense strategy, and the defense budget. He was the author of *Designing Defense for a New World Order*. [He passed away in 2019](https://www.cato.org/blog/rip-earl-ravenal-1931-2019).

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