In a globalized and interconnected world, understanding the intersection of domestic politics and international affairs is critical. With expertise drawn from government, international organizations, and the private sector, Schar School faculty analyze current affairs and topics such as security and terrorism, economic globalization, international political economy, and humanitarian intervention.
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Distinguished Visiting Professor; Founder, Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security
General Michael Hayden is a retired four-star general who served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency when the course of world events was changing at a rapid rate.
Associate Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government; Director, Government and International Affairs Program Faculty
Areas of Research: International Security, Wartime learning and adaptation, Conventional deterrence, Taiwanese defense reform
Professor Emeritus of Government and Politics
Areas of Research: Russian Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Middle East, Security Policy, Revolution, War on Terror
Co-Director, Center for Energy Science and Policy (CESP); Distinguished Visiting Professor
Ambassador Kauzlarich is Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.
Associate Professor; Director, Biodefense Graduate Programs
Areas of Research: Biodefense, Foreign Policy, Global Health Security, International Relations, International Security, Middle East, Security Policy, South Asia, Terrorism
Professor of Public Policy
Co-Director, Center for Micro-Economic Policy Research (CMEPR)Areas of Research: Economic Growth, International Economic Development, Human Capital, Foreign Direct Investment, International Trade and Global Labor Markets.
Professor, International Security Program Manager, Director for the Center of Security Policy Studies
Ellen Laipson is the director of the Master's in International Security degree program and the Center for Security Policy Studies at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.
Associate Professor
Areas of Research: Comparative Politics, Europe, Federalism/State and Local Government, Qualitative Methods, Social Welfare Policy, Comparative Welfare States, European Union, Governance
Distinguished Service Professor of Law and International Trade Emeritus
Areas of Research: Foreign Policy, International Trade Law, National Security Law, Public Law, Security Policy, State Economic Development, Trade Policy, World Trade Organization
Professor of Government and Politics
Areas of Research: Democratization, Foreign Policy, International Development, International Relations, Middle East, Political Islam, Information Technology and Social Change, Emerging Powers and World Order