Christopher Layne (born November 2, 1949) is an American academic specialising in foreign policy. He is currently Robert M. Gates Chair in Intelligence and National Security at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. He was previously a professor at the University of Miami.[1][2] His neorealist position in contemporary global politics is discussed in his 2006 book The Peace of Illusions.[3][4]
Layne has also written for the libertarian Cato Institute,[5] the RAND Corporation,[6] The American Conservative magazine,[7] and The National Interest magazine.[8]
Books
edit- Should America Promote Democracy? - A Debate, with Sean M. Lynn-Jones (MIT Press, 1998)
- The Peace of Illusions: American Grand Strategy from 1940 to the Present (Cornell, 2006)[9][10]
- American Empire: A Debate, with Bradley A. Thayer (Routledge, 2006)
References
edit- ^ "Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University - Faculty Bio - Christopher Layne". bush.tamu.edu.
- ^ Layne, Christopher. "All Stories by Christopher Layne - The Atlantic". www.theatlantic.com. The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ C. Layne. The Peace of Illusions: American Grand Strategy from 1940 to the Present. (Cornell, 2006).
- ^ Book Review of "The Peace of Illusions: American Grand Strategy from 1940 to the Present" by Peter Gowan
- ^ Layne, Christopher. "Study Archives | Cato Institute". Cato.org. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ RAND Policy Currents. "Christopher Layne". RAND. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Christopher Layne". theamericanconservative.com. 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Christopher Layne". nationalinterest.org. 22 April 2012.
- ^ Jack Snyder (8 September 2022). "The Crusade of Illusions". Foreign Affairs.(subscription required)
- ^ Peter Gowan (2006-10-01). "A Radical Realist, NLR 41, September–October 2006". New Left Review (41): 127–137. Retrieved 2020-04-06.