Paul Kennedy
Paul Kennedy is the J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History and Director of International Security at Yale University. He is also a Distinguished Fellow of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and coordinates the ISS programs funded by the Smith Richardson Foundation. Kennedy is internationally known for his writings and commentary on global, political, economic, and strategic issues. He holds a number of honorary degrees and fellowships and was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2000 for services to History. Kennedy is the author or editor of nineteen books. His best-known work is “The Risk and Fall of the Great Powers,” which provoked an intense debate on its publication in 1988 and has been translated into over twenty languages. He is a former Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton University, and of Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Bonn.
Paul Kennedy Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History and Director of International Security
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Professor
Academic History
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D.Phil.
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B.A.
PUBLICATIONS
Kennedy is on the editorial board of numerous journals and writes for The New York Times, The Atlantic, and many foreign-language newspapers and magazines.
His monthly column on current global issues is distributed worldwide by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate/Tribune Media Services.
He has also published prominent books on the history of British foreign policy and great power struggles.
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