Justin Vaïsse

Director of Research, Center on the United States and Europe | Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

Justin Vaïsse is the director of research for the Center on the United States and Europe and a senior fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings. His areas of expertise include American foreign policy and European affairs. An adjunct professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, he is the author of many articles and books including, most recently, Neoconservatism: The Biography of a Movement.

Experience

Past Positions

Political Advisor, Policy Planning Staff, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2003-2007
Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution, 2002-2003
Instructor, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, 1999-2002
Speechwriter for Mr. Alain Richard, Minister of Defense, Sept. 1998-July 1999
Visiting Fellow and Teaching Assistant, Harvard University, 1996-1997

Education

Ecole normale supérieure Lettres et sciences humaines, 1993-1998
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, section service public, 1998
Agrégation d'histoire, 1996
PhD in contemporary history, 2005.

Language Fluency

French
Spanish

Contact

Email Justin Vaïsse

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Featured Book

Neoconservatism: The Biography of a Movement

2011, Justin Vaïsse

”Justin Vaïsse, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, has written a book on neoconservatism that is thoughtful and well-informed. Mirabile dictu! … In a crowded field, Vaïsse has written a fine primer, judicious, thorough and sure-footed.” – Rich Lowry in The Washington Post

”It is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the contours of our recent political past. Vaïsse is a historian of ideas. “Neoconservatism” demonstrates, among other things, that ideas really do make a difference in our lives.” – Barry Gewen in The New York Times.