Professor Emeritus; Former Special Assistant and Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Expertise
- History
- International Relations
- Security Strategy
- U.S. Foreign Policy
Professional Experience
Dr. Tierney served for many years as the Walter Kohler Professor of International Relations at IWP.
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, and formerly Professor of International Relations, University of Virginia and The Johns Hopkins University.
Email: JTierney@iwp.edu
Phone: 202-462-2101
Education
- B.A., 1962, LeMoyne College.
- Ph.D., 1969, University of Pennsylvania.
Books
Publications
- Why Aren’t There Wars in The Western Hemisphere?
- Anarchy vs. Government
- Why Study World War I?
- What Causes War? An Analysis of Kenneth Waltz’s “Images”
- Repetition: Invasions, Now and Then