The Realists' Grand Experiment
The U.S. foreign policy shift toward realism raises questions about its potential to strengthen or destabilize America's global position and its impact on future international relations.
Raphael S. Cohen
Director, Strategy and Doctrine Program, RAND Project AIR FORCE; Director of the RAND School of Public Policy National Security Program; Senior Political Scientist
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Raphael “Rafi” Cohen is director of the Strategy and Doctrine Program of RAND Project AIR FORCE, director of the National Security Program at the RAND School of Public Policy, professor of policy analysis at the RAND School, and a senior political scientist at RAND. He works on a broad range of defense and foreign policy issues, including defense strategy and force planning, Middle East and European security, and civil-military relations.
Cohen previously held research fellowships at the Brookings Institution, the American Enterprise Institute, and the National Defense University’s Center for Complex Operations. He has written for a variety of forums, including the Journal of Strategic Studies, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Los Angeles Times, Fox News, War on the Rocks, Lawfare, The Hill, The National Interest, and other publications. He also served as a staffer on the Congressionally-appointed 2018 National Defense Strategy Commission and was the deputy executive director of the 2023 National Defense Strategy Commission.
A military intelligence branched colonel in the Army Reserve, Cohen has held a variety of command and staff positions in both the active and reserve components, including during two combat tours in Iraq from 2005 to 2006 and again from 2007 to 2008. He holds a Ph.D. in government and an M.A. in security studies from Georgetown University, an M.A. in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College and a B.A. magna cum laude in government from Harvard University.
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Ph.D. in government, Georgetown University; M.A. in security studies, Georgetown University; M.A. in strategic studies, U.S. Army War College; B.A. in government, Harvard University
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