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John J. Tierney, Jr.

Walter Kohler Professor of International Relations; Former Special Assistant and Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

Professional Experience


Former Special Assistant and Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1981-1993); former participant in various national security negotiations for U.S. Government; former Executive Director of the Congressional Caucus on National Defense and the National Security Research Group, U.S. House of Representatives; and former Chairman, Politics Department, Catholic University.

Education


Ph.D. 1969, University of Pennsylvania, B.A. 1962, LeMoyne College.

Courses


  History of American Foreign Policy
  History of International Relations
  Peace, Strategy and Conflict Resolution
  Twentieth Century Politics and Diplomacy: Case Studies in War and Peace
  U.S. Foreign Policy: Current and Future Challenges

Publications


  The real meaning of D-Day
  Failures of U.S. Intelligence: Americans Must Become Better Spies
  Advances Abroad, Struggles Within
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Books


  Chasing Ghosts
  The Politics of Peace

Expert Areas

  • History
  • International Relations
  • Security Strategy
  • U.S. Foreign Policy

History of American Foreign Policy

This course surveys the record of American foreign policy from the beginnings to the present day, including the war on terrorism and speculations on the future of world order. Each section will discuss the thematic features which characterized foreign policy for succeeding time periods, including separate assessments of how policy met expectations and how it served national interests.

Principal Professor

  John J. Tierney, Jr.

History of International Relations

This course examines competing visions in the ages-old search for stability and world order. It analyzes the basic premises of world politics and searches through history and culture to discover the lasting realities behind peace and war. In so doing it examines the historic, cultural, and strategic foundations behind such contemporary expressions as "new world order" and "multiculturalism." It concludes with projections about the future evolution of the international system.

Principal Professor

  John J. Tierney, Jr.

Peace, Strategy and Conflict Resolution

The purpose of this course is to help students develop a deeper appreciation of the underlying conditions that provoke conflict and, conversely, that may produce lasting peace, justice, and political order. This course introduces the larger dimensions surrounding the issues of peace, war, and conflict resolution such as the transcendent nature of lasting peace, the relationship between peace and a just moral order, and the diverse approaches to conflict resolution undertaken throughout history.

Principal Professor

  John J. Tierney, Jr.

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