Lannan Foundation

Andrew J. Bacevich is Professor of International Relations at Boston University. A graduate of the U. S. Military Academy, he received his PhD in American Diplomatic History from Princeton University. Before joining the faculty of Boston University in 1998, he taught at West Point and at Johns Hopkins University. His books include American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U. S. Diplomacy and The Imperial Tense: Problems and Prospects of American Empire. His essays and reviews have appeared in a wide variety of scholarly and general interest publications including The Wilson Quarterly, The National Interest, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Nation, The American Conservative, and The New Republic. Bacevich received the inaugural Lannan Literary Award for An Especially Notable Book in 2005 for his most recent book, The New American Militarism: How Americans are Seduced by War.

A transcript and video interview with Mr. Bacevich can be found on the UC Berkeley web site:
Video Interview: Conversations with History: Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley