Bernie Kaussler
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Dr. Bernie Kaussler Professor, Political Science, James Madison University |
Dr. Bernie Kaussler is a Professor of Political Science. His scholarship and teaching focuses on diplomacy, conflict management, US foreign policy, national security decision-making and international security. He is the author of four books on US foreign policy and international security. His scholarship also examines how deceit, lying and deception are accepted as an intrinsic part of politics and international relations even in democracies. His latest book is on the proxy war in Yemen. He enjoys the intersection of scholarship and the policy-making community. To that end, he has produced national security teaching materials, including simulations on national security decision-making for the US Air Force and participated in AWG war games on the Middle East. He has been teaching 'Hacking for Diplomacy' and ‘Hacking for Defense’ at the JMU X-Labs since 2017. He received his PhD in International Relations and his M.Litt in Middle East Politics from the University of St Andrews.
