Charles B. Cushman Jr., Ph.D.

Charles B. Cushman Jr., Ph.D. joined GAI as a Senior Fellow in 2011. He has taught courses on politics and public policy, national security policymaking, and Congress’s roles in defense policy, and has lectured in Latin America on US politics and government structure. He has provided foreign and defense policy analysis to many news outlets, including the BBC, CBC, the Voice of America, Al-Jazeera, and CNN.

Previously, he was Acting Director of the Graduate School of Political Management at The George Washington University. He was also a defense consultant with clients in Headquarters, US Air Force, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the Space Commission headed by Donald Rumsfeld. He has been a lobbyist working to advance peace in the Middle East, and was defense Legislative Assistant to Rep. David Price (D-NC) in the 105th Congress.

Education:

Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a graduate of West Point and served nine years in the US Army as an Armor officer, commanding troops in Germany and at Fort Knox, KY, and completing his service as an instructor in the Department of Social Sciences at West Point.

Expertise:

• Military and Defense Budget
• National Security
• Foreign Policy
• Intelligence Policy

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