Eugene Gholz is an Associate Professor who works primarily at the intersection of national security and economic policy. From 2010-2012, he served in the Pentagon as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, where he led initiatives to better understand the complex defense supply chain and to apply that understanding in the budget process. He also focused on policy regarding reimbursement of industry's Independent Research and Development (IR&D) expenditures. Before working in the Pentagon, he directed the LBJ School's master’s program in global policy studies from 2007–10.
Dr. Gholz works on innovation, defense management, and U.S. foreign policy. He is the coauthor of two books: Buying Military Transformation: Technological Innovation and the Defense Industry, and U.S. Defense Politics: The Origins of Security Policy. His recent scholarship focuses on energy security. He previously taught at the University of Kentucky's Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. He is also a research affiliate of MIT's Security Studies Program, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and associate editor of the journal Security Studies. His PhD is from MIT."
So he seems to be the pretty standard international power academic.
As for the Council, what you can always expect is a globalized view biased towards big business interests. That's who started it, and that's who have run it ever since. It's essentially the non K-Street American government "mind lobbying" program for the international elite.
If you are still curious I would highly recommend research along the following lines. Paris Peace Conference, Woodrow Wilson and Edward House, and the Reece Committee.
Thanks, but I did read that bit from his paper (at the end of it). What troubles me is that it seems that the CFR is referred to a lot by some alternative news outlets (in not so glowing terms). Also it seems to try hard to portray itself to be a non-partisan think tank. I will look at the references you gave me, much appreciated ...
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Eugene Gholz is an Associate Professor who works primarily at the intersection of national security and economic policy. From 2010-2012, he served in the Pentagon as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, where he led initiatives to better understand the complex defense supply chain and to apply that understanding in the budget process. He also focused on policy regarding reimbursement of industry's Independent Research and Development (IR&D) expenditures. Before working in the Pentagon, he directed the LBJ School's master’s program in global policy studies from 2007–10.
Dr. Gholz works on innovation, defense management, and U.S. foreign policy. He is the coauthor of two books: Buying Military Transformation: Technological Innovation and the Defense Industry, and U.S. Defense Politics: The Origins of Security Policy. His recent scholarship focuses on energy security. He previously taught at the University of Kentucky's Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. He is also a research affiliate of MIT's Security Studies Program, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and associate editor of the journal Security Studies. His PhD is from MIT."
So he seems to be the pretty standard international power academic.
As for the Council, what you can always expect is a globalized view biased towards big business interests. That's who started it, and that's who have run it ever since. It's essentially the non K-Street American government "mind lobbying" program for the international elite.
If you are still curious I would highly recommend research along the following lines. Paris Peace Conference, Woodrow Wilson and Edward House, and the Reece Committee.