Media Kit: Restore American Leadership to Address Transnational Threats

Daniel L. Byman   

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy

Dan Byman focuses on counterterrorism and Middle East security. He also directs Georgetown University’s Center for Peace and Security Studies.

Stephen P. Cohen   

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, 21st Century Defense Initiative

Stephen P. Cohen, an author and former professor, conducts research on proliferation and the militaries of India and Pakistan.

Philip H. Gordon   

In May 2009, the U.S. Senate confirmed Philip Gordon as assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasian affairs. He was a senior fellow at Brookings from 1999 to 2009.

Kristin M. Lord   

Nonresident Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, U.S. Relations with the Islamic World

Kristin Lord focuses on public diplomacy, U.S. foreign policy, and international security. She is currently vice president and director of studies at the Center for a New American Security.

Michael E. O'Hanlon   

Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

Michael O’Hanlon specializes in U.S. national security policy. He is senior author of the Iraq Index. A former defense budget analyst who advised members of Congress on military spending, he specializes in Iraq, North Korea, homeland security, the use of military force and other defense issues.

In August 2009, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Barack Obama's nomination of Carlos Pascual as U.S. ambassador to Mexico. He was vice president and director of Foreign Policy at Brookings from 2006 to 2009.

Kenneth M. Pollack   

Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy

Ken Pollack is an expert on national security, military affairs and the Persian Gulf. He was Director for Persian Gulf affairs at the National Security Council. He also spent seven years in the CIA as a Persian Gulf military analyst. He is the author of A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East.

Bruce Riedel   

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy

A former CIA officer, Bruce Riedel focuses on political transition, terrorism and conflict resolution. He was a senior advisor to three U.S. presidents on Middle East and South Asian issues. At the request of President Obama he chaired an interagency review of policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan for the White House that was completed in March 2009.

Jeremy Shapiro   

Director of Research, Center on the United States and Europe

Jeremy Shapiro is an expert on civil-military relations, Europe, France, military operations and National Security, and was previously a political and defense analyst at the RAND Corporation. In June and July 2009, Shapiro served on a civilian assessment team in Afghanistan, contributing to U.S. commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal's strategic review process.

Peter W. Singer   

Director, 21st Century Defense Initiative

Peter W. Singer is the director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative and a senior fellow in Foreign Policy 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.

Benjamin Wittes   

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

Benjamin Wittes focuses on the Supreme Court; judicial nominations and confirmations; and legal issues surrounding the war on terrorism.