Alumni Spotlight: Eugene Gholz
Degree: Ph.D. in Political Science, 2000
Dissertation: Getting Subsidies Right: Government Support to High-Tech Industry
Current Position: Associate Professor of Public Affairs, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
Recent Publications:
Peter Dombrowski and Eugene Gholz, Identifying Disruptive Innovation: Innovation Theory and the Defense Industry, Innovations, Vol. 4, No. 2, Spring 2009.
Eugene Gholz and Daryl G. Press, “All the Oil We Need,” New York Times, August 21, 2008
Harvey M. Sapolsky, Eugene Gholz, and Caitlin Talmadge, U.S. Defense Politics: The Origins of Security Policy (Routledge 2008)
Eugene Gholz, "Globalization, Systems Integration, and the Future of Great Power War," Security Studies, Vol. 16, No. 4 (Winter 2007-08), pp. 615-36
Peter J. Dombrowski and Eugene Gholz, Buying Military Transformation: Technological Innovation and the Defense Industry (Columbia University Press 2006)
1. You are working on questions related to energy security. Can you give us a glimpse into what you are discovering?
When the price of oil was really high in 2008, politicians of every stripe – following the script of every president since Richard Nixon – declared their support for "energy independence" and fiercely debated who was more committed to protecting American energy security.
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MIT SSP Alumni Reception 2009
On April 17, 2009, the Security Studies Program held its third annual alumni reception at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
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Publications and Media Appearances
Stephen Van Evera was on Minnesota Public Radio's "Midday" on June 30, 2009. The topic: "Deadline for US troops out of Iraq cities." Click here to listen to the show.
Fotini Christia and Michael Semple, "Flipping the Taliban: How to Win in Afghanistan," Foreign Affairs, (Vol. 4, No. 88) July/August 2009.
Bjoern Seibert, "The case against the A400M," Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Briefing Note, June 2009.
Harvey Sapolsky, "Recognizing Our Advantages," in Beyond Bullets: Strategies for Countering Violent Extremism, Center for a New American Security, Solarium Strategy Series, June 2009.
Harvey Sapolsky, "Rethinking Republican Foreign Policy," E-IR, June 8, 2009.
Jim Walsh has been quoted in the press numerous time recently regarding North Korea's nuclear test on Monday, May 25. He's also appeared on CNN, BBC, and NPR.
William Norris, "Thinking Clearly About China's Economic Statecraft," Précis, Spring 2009.
There is an interview with Fotini Christia in the Spring 2009 issue of Précis.
Harvey M. Sapolsky, "US Military Doctrine since the Cold War," e-International Relations (e-IR), May 6, 2009.
Paul Staniland, "Improving India's Counterterrorism Policy after Mumbai," CTC Sentinel, Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, Vol. 2, No. 4 (April 2009), pp. 11-14.
Paul Staniland, "Correspondence: What Makes Terrorists Tick," International Security, Vol.
33, No. 4 (Spring 2009), pp. 180-202.
Bjoern H. Seibert was on KQED Radio's Forum with Michael Krasny on April 14, 2009. The topic: "Pirates and Failed States".
Richard J. Samuels, "Wing Walking: The US-Japan Alliance," Global Asia, Vol. 4, No. 1 (2009), pp. 16-21.
Richard J. Samuels, "Japan's Lost Leaders," Newsweek, April 20, 2009.
US Military Innovation since the Cold War: Creation without Destruction, Harvey Sapolsky, Benjamin Friedman and Brendan Green, eds., Routledge, 2009.
Bjoern H. Seibert, "When great powers compete, the pirates win," Foreign Policy, March 30, 2009.
Barry Posen was on WBUR's On Point, March 3, 2009. The topic: "Obama's Antiwar Critics."
Harvey M. Sapolsky, "Let's Skip Acquisition Reform This Time," Op-Ed, Defense News, February 8, 2009.
Wednesday Seminar SeriesThe SSP Wednesday Seminar Series runs from 12 to 1:30PM in E38-615 during the Spring and Fall semesters. April 29 May 6 |
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