Charles R. Smith

Professional Experience

Former Professor of Political Science, IWP
Former Professor of Politics and History, Marymount University
Faculty Ethics Fellow, Marymount University, 2005-06
First recipient of Marymount University's Faculty Honors Fellow Award, 2007
Four-time nominee for the Robert A. Draghi Award, Marymount University
Formerly military historian and research analyst for Data Memory Systems, Inc., a historical evaluation and research organization
Grant Proposal Reviewer, U.S. Institute of Peace
Member, American Political Science Association, Claremont Institute, Intercollegiate Studies Institute, the History Society, and the Naval Institute.
Named to "Who’s Who" among America’s teachers 2003-2004, 2004-2005
Author of two battle narratives (on Stamford Bridge and Hastings) and contributor to Early Peoples of of Britain and Ireland, An Encyclopedia (2008)

Education

B.A., 1968, St. Francis College
M.A., 1973, The Catholic University of America
Ph.D., 1982, The Catholic University of America

Contact: smith@iwp.edu

Expert Areas

Military Strategy
Military History
Political Theory
Statesmanship

American Founding Principles and Foreign Policy

This course examines the founding principles of American political philosophy and how they define the national purposes that form the basis of U.S. foreign policy. The course covers the underlying structure and principles of the American political order as the basis of national security policy so that policy can be seen as the reflection of the fundamental ends of the order.

Principal Professor

Joseph R. Wood