Peter W. Singer

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Director, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence | Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

Peter W. Singer is the director of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence and a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. Singer’s research focuses on three core issues: the future of war, current U.S. defense needs and future priorities, and the future of the U.S. defense system. Singer lectures frequently to U.S. military audiences and is the author of several books and articles, including Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century. | View Full Bio

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Contact

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202.797.4396 — Gail Chalef, Director of Communications, Foreign Policy

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Resources

Expertise

  • Contemporary warfare
  • foreign policy
  • national security
  • peacekeeping
  • terrorism
  • military technology

Experience

Current Positions

  • Senior Fellow and Director, Brookings Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence

Past Positions

  • Senior Fellow and Director, Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World
  • Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University
  • Action Officer, Balkans Task Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense
  • Special Assistant, International Peace Academy
  • Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Duke University Talent Identification Program

Education

  • Ph.D., Harvard University, 2001
  • A.B., Princeton University, 1997

Language Fluency

  • English

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