John Allen Williams

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John Allen Williams
Born1945 (age 78–79)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJay Williams
SpouseKaren Kay Lauterbach
Academic background
Alma mater
Doctoral advisorHenry Teune
Other advisorsAlvin Z. Rubinstein
Influences
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
InstitutionsLoyola University Chicago
Main interests
Military career
BranchUnited States Navy
Years of service1969–1999
RankCaptain
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John Allen Williams (born 1945), also known as Jay Williams, is a professor emeritus of political science at Loyola University Chicago and is the former chair and president of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (2003–2013).[1][2] He serves on the editorial board of the National Strategy Forum in Chicago,[3] is editor of the National Strategy Forum Review, and is on the board of directors for the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[4]

John Williams is a retired captain in the US Naval Reserve, where he served aboard the USS Columbus (CG-12) and at the US Naval Academy. As a strategic plans officer in the US Navy, he also served on active and reserve duty with the Chief of Naval Operations (Strategic Concepts Branch), the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Strategy Branch), the Office of the Secretary of Defense (assistant principal deputy undersecretary for strategy and resources), the Naval War College, and the commander, Second Fleet.[5][6]

John Williams is notable for his contributions to the study of the military, civil–military relations, and national security strategy. He has published extensively on these topics, co-authoring works with other notable figures in civil–military relations such as Sam C. Sarkesian, Charles C. Moskos, David R. Segal.[7]

  1. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-allen-williams-91bb373/ [self-published source]
  2. ^ http://www.iusafs.org/leadership/Officers.asp website accessed 9/12/11
  3. ^ http://nationalstrategy.com/About/EditorialBoard.aspx website accessed 9/12/11
  4. ^ "John Allen Williams | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago". Pritzkermilitary.org. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  5. ^ http://homepages.luc.edu/~jwillia/jwbio.html Website accessed 9/11/11
  6. ^ http://homepages.luc.edu/~jwillia/ website accessed 9/12/11
  7. ^ "U.S. Military Policy and Families | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.